| 单词 | pick |
| 释义 | pick 1. v. & n. --vtr. 1. (also absol.) choose carefully from a number of alternatives (picked the pink one; picked a team; picked the right moment to intervene). 2. detach or pluck (a flower, fruit, etc.) from a stem, tree, etc. 3. a probe (the teeth, nose, ears, a pimple, etc.) with the finger, an instrument, etc. to remove unwanted matter. b clear (a bone, carcass, etc.) of scraps of meat etc. 4. (also absol.) (of a person) eat (food, a meal, etc.) in small bits; nibble without appetite. 5. (also absol.) esp. US pluck the strings of (a banjo etc.). 6. remove stalks etc. from (esp. soft fruit) before cooking. 7. a select (a route or path) carefully over difficult terrain by foot. b place (one's steps etc.) carefully. 8. pull apart (pick oakum). 9. (of a bird) take up (grains etc.) in the beak. --n 1. the act or an instance of picking. 2. a a selection or choice. b the right to select (had first pick of the prizes). 3. (usu. foll. by of) the best (the pick of the bunch). Phrases and idioms pick and choose select carefully or fastidiously. pick at 1. eat (food) without interest; nibble. 2. = pick on 1. (see PICK(1)). pick a person's brains extract ideas, information, etc., from a person for one's own use. pick holes (or a hole) in 1. make holes in (material etc.) by plucking, poking, etc. 2. find fault with (an idea etc.). pick a lock open a lock with an instrument other than the proper key, esp. with intent to steal. pick-me-up 1. a tonic for the nerves etc. 2. a good experience, good news, etc. that cheers. pick off 1. pluck (leaves etc.) off. 2. shoot (people etc.) one by one without haste. 3. eliminate (opposition etc.) singly. pick on 1. find fault with; nag at. 2. select. pick out 1. take from a larger number (picked him out from the others). 2. distinguish from surrounding objects or at a distance (can just pick out the church spire). 3. play (a tune) by ear on the piano etc. 4. (often foll. by in, with) a highlight (a painting etc.) with touches of another colour. b accentuate (decoration, a painting, etc.) with a contrasting colour (picked out the handles in red). 5. make out (the meaning of a passage etc.). pick over select the best from. pick a person's pockets steal the contents of a person's pockets. pick a quarrel start an argument or a fight deliberately. pick to pieces = take to pieces (see PIECE). pick up 1. grasp and raise (from the ground etc.) (picked up his hat). 2. gain or acquire by chance or without effort (picked up a cold). 3. a fetch (a person, animal, or thing) left in another person's charge. b stop for and take along with one, esp. in a vehicle (pick me up on the corner). 4. make the acquaintance of (a person) casually, esp. as a sexual overture. 5. (of one's health, the weather, share prices, etc.) recover, prosper, improve. 6. (of a motor engine etc.) recover speed; accelerate. 7. (of the police etc.) take into charge; arrest. 8. detect by scrutiny or with a telescope, searchlight, radio, etc. (picked up most of the mistakes; picked up a distress signal). 9. (often foll. by with) form or renew a friendship. 10. accept the responsibility of paying (a bill etc.). 11. (refl.) raise (oneself etc.) after a fall etc. 12. raise (the feet etc.) clear of the ground. 13. Golf pick up one's ball, esp. when conceding a hole. pick-up 1 sl. a person met casually, esp. for sexual purposes. 2. a small open motor truck. 3. a the part of a record-player carrying the stylus. b a detector of vibrations etc. 4. a the act of picking up. b something picked up. pick-your-own (usu. attrib.) (of commercially grown fruit and vegetables) dug or picked by the customer at the place of production. take one's pick make a choice. Derivatives pickable adj. Etymology: ME, earlier pike, of unkn. orig. 2. n. & v. --n 1. a long-handled tool having a usu. curved iron bar pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking up hard ground, masonry, etc. 2. colloq. a plectrum. 3. any instrument for picking, such as a toothpick. --vtr. 1. break the surface of (the ground etc.) with or as if with a pick. 2. make (holes etc.) in this way. Etymology: ME, app. var. of PIKE(2) |
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