单词 | pluck |
释义 | pluck v. & n. --v   1. tr. (often foll. by out, off, etc.) remove by picking or pulling out or away.   2. tr. strip (a bird) of feathers.   3. tr. pull at, twitch.   4. intr. (foll. by at) tug or snatch at.   5. tr. sound (the string of a musical instrument) with the finger or plectrum etc.   6. tr. plunder.   7. tr. swindle. --n   1. courage, spirit.   2. an act of plucking; a twitch.   3. the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal as food. Phrases and idioms pluck up summon up (one's courage, spirits, etc.). Derivatives plucker n. pluckless adj. Etymology: OE ploccian, pluccian, f. Gmc |
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