pick
[pik]
v.拾, 捡, 挑选, 采摘, 找茬, 偶然学到
n.拾, 捡, 选择, 采摘, 精华
n.鹤嘴锄,镐, 琴拨
v.弹奏(弦乐器)
例句与用法:
The child has picked a hole in his new jumper.
孩子的新毛衣上勾了一个洞。
It was easy to pick holes in his argument.
在他的论据里不难找到漏洞。
He picked her a rose.
他采了一朵玫瑰给她。
He picked the watch up from the carpet.
他从地毯上把表捡起来。
Which one of the books is your pick?
你选哪本书?
词形变化:
名词: picker | 动词过去式: picked | 动词过去分词: picked | 动词现在分词: picking | 动词第三人称单数: picks |
vt.
1. 挑选, 选择[O2]
Please pick a good book for me.
请为我挑一本好书。
2. 采, 摘[O1][(+for)]
He picked her a rose.
他给她采了一朵玫瑰花。
3. (用手指或尖形工具)挖; 剔; 扒; 啄[(+from/out of)]
She picked the meat from the bones.
她将骨头上的肉剔去。
4. 找茬; 寻衅吵架
Are you trying to pick a fight?
你是不是故意寻衅打架?
5. 撬(锁); 扒窃
6. 拔羽毛
7. (偶然)获得; 学会(语言)[(+up)]
He picked up French while he was staying in Paris.
他在巴黎时学会了法语。
8. 弹奏(弦乐器)
vi.
1. 挖; 扒; 剔
2. 采摘
They've gone picking.
他们出去采摘果子了。
3. 啄食
4. 扒窃
n.
1. 选择(权)[U]
Here are ten books in English, take your pick.
这里有十本英文书, 你挑吧。
2. 精华, 最好的部分[the S][(+of)]
This stamp is the pick of my collection.
这一张是我收集的邮票中最珍贵的。
3. (采摘的)收获(量)[C]
4. 剔的工具; 十字镐; 琴拨, 拨指[C]
短语词组:
pick and choose
1. 挑挑拣拣
You cannot pick and choose in this grocery store, but the price is usually lower than in a supermarket.
在这家杂货店买东西不能挑挑拣拣, 但价格通常比超级市场便宜些。
pick at
1. 吃得很少
The boy is only picking at his food.
那男孩只吃一点点。
2. 找……的茬; 挑毛病
Why are you always picking at me?
你为什么老是挑我的毛病?
pick off
1. 摘掉; 取走
You should not pick off any of the flowers.
你不应该摘花。
pick on
1. 【口】找……的茬, 对……唠叨指责
His older brother always picked on him.
他的哥哥老找他麻烦。
Why pick on me every time?
为什么每次都怪我?
2. 选中; 挑选
I don't see why they have picked on the smaller one.
我不明白他们为什么选中那小的?
pick oneself up
1. 跌倒后起来
The small girl slipped and fell, but quickly picked herself up.
小女孩滑了一跤, 但很快就爬了起来。
pick out
1. 挑选出; 拣出
Let me pick out some good ones for you.
让我来替你挑几个好的。
2. 辨认出
It's easy to pick him out in a crowd because he is very tall.
很容易从人群中辨认出他, 因为他个子很高。
pick over
1. 仔细检查或挑选
She is picking over a basket of oranges.
她正在拣选一篮橘子。
pick up
1. 拾起
The boy picked up the hat for the old man.
男孩替老人拾起了帽子。
2. 收拾
You should pick up the tools after work.
工作结束后应该把工具收拾好。
3. 学到; 获得
He was picking up the skills quickly.
他正在很快地掌握技术。
4. 【口】与……偶然结识(常指与异性调情)
We picked up a couple of girls at the pub last Friday.
上星期五我们在酒吧结识了几个女孩。
pick up on
1. 【美】【口】了解到; 注意到
I was the only one to pick up on what the teacher was really saying.
我是唯一明了老师真正在说什么的人。
We need to pick up on what's going on here.
我们需要了解一下这里的情形。
pick up with sb.
1. 结识某人
Where did you pick up with that person?
你在什么地方认识那人的?
take one's pick
1. 由自己挑选
Which one do you prefer? Take your pick!
你要哪一个? 自己挑吧!
pick
过去式:picked
过去分词:picked
现在进行时:picking
名词复数:picks
词形变化:
名词: picker | 动词过去式: picked | 动词过去分词: picked | 动词现在分词: picking | 动词第三人称单数: picks |
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.vi.挑选; 选择
choose
select
gather
cull
同义参见:
favor
selection
carp
specify
prefer
pull
glean
preference
pluck
choice
harvest
peck2
elect
pick1[pik]vt.1.■【纺织业】投(梭)2.■[英国方言]投,掷,扔n.1.■投梭2.■纬纱3.■投掷;投掷的东西 pick2[pik]n.1.■鹤嘴锄;镐2.■用来挖掘的尖状物[通常用于组合]3.■= plectrum4.■(梳理爆炸发型的)宽距长齿金属发梳;一种细长的塑料发梳5.■【篮球】掩护 pick3[pik]vt.1.■(用鹤嘴锄等)凿;掘;挖:He is picking the surface of a millstone.他正在凿磨石面。2.■用尖状物凿成洞:It was easy to pick holes in the mound.土丘上凿洞很容易。3.■(用手指或尖状物)挖;掏;挖出:The dog picked the bone clean.狗把骨头抠干净了。4.■剔(牙齿等):It is a bad form to pick one's teeth in public.在公众前剔牙是一种不良习惯。5.■(用手指)采,摘(尤指采集花朵,浆果等);拾:To solve the food problem, some boys went hunting in the forest,and the girls went out to pick wild vegetables.为解决食物问题,一些男孩子去森林打猎,而女孩子则去采摘野菜。6.■清除;拔去(禽毛):to pick a goose退鹅毛7.■(从树上)摘(花、果实等):She picked some flowers from the garden.她从花园里采摘了一些鲜花。8.■(鸟等)啄食:The little birds are picking the grain.小鸟正在啄食。9.■少量地吃,挑肥拣瘦地吃:picking listlessly at one's dinner吃饭时心不在焉一点点地往嘴里送10.■撕开;扯开(纤维等):As the shirt fits badly, she will pick it to pieces and remake it.因为这件衬衫极不合身,她要拆了重做。11.■选择,挑选,挑拣:It took her half an hour to pick a dress that suited her.她用了半小时挑选适合她穿的衣服。12.■寻找…口实,寻(衅):to pick a quarrel (或fight)寻衅吵架(或打架)13.■找碴儿,找毛病:He picked many flaws in the plan.他从计划中找出许多纰漏。14.■拨琴弦;弹(吉他等)弦乐器:The boy picked the banjo.小男孩弹着班卓琴。15.■撬锁(尤指偷窃):The blacksmith picked a lock with a pin.工匠用大头针把锁撬开了。16.■扒窃(别人衣袋中的)东西:He had his pocket picked.他被扒窃了。17.■[澳大利亚口语]推测;猜测;预言:I picked that was where he'd gone.我想他要去的就是那里。18.■【棒球】防守得法:He can really pick it at third base.他在三垒上守得真棒。vi.1.■(用鹤嘴锄等)凿;挖;掘2.■少量地吃,挑肥拣瘦地吃:He never feels hungry and just picks at his food.他不觉得饿,吃东西也没有胃口。3.■采集,收,拾:He picked up a wallet in the street and gave it to a policeman.他在街上拾到一个钱包,把它交给了警察。4.■偷窃,扒窃:She will never pick and steal.她决不会行窃。5.■(被)采摘:Grapes pick easily.葡萄很容易采摘。6.■选择,挑选(尤指精细挑选):Why should you pick on me to do the chores?你为什么非要挑我去干那些杂事呢?7.■【棒球】把(跑垒队员)通出局8.■[美国英语]弹弦乐器9.■(鸟等)啄食:Chicken picked about the field.鸡在田地到处啄食。n.1.■凿;挖;掘2.■选择;选择权3.■掏;扒;剔4.■(人或物的)精华;最好部分5.■一次采收的作物6.■(纸牌)方块7.■冰刀尖头8.■(琴弦的)拨子近义词choosecan really pick'em[美国口语][常用作反语]很会挑选东西have (got) a bone to pick with见 bonepick a crow with someone[方言]对某人有不满之处对某人有需要解决的争端跟…口角(争吵)pick a hole(s) in someone's coat见 holepick and choose细心挑选,挑挑拣拣,挑三拣四;挑剔pick and steal小偷小摸,扒窃pick a (或 the) winner(比赛之前)挑中了获胜者;作了最好的挑选pick it【棒球】防守得法(接球或截球得法)pick one's way (或 steps)见 waypick someone's brain见 brainpick them[用以加强语气,尤指人群关系]谨慎选择snag a pick up[美国英语]免费乘车take one's pick (from, of)[口语](随意)挑选the pick (或 best) of the bunch (或 basket)一批中最好的东西;精品,精华
pickpick[pik]vt.1.■【纺】投(梭)
词性变化pickn.1.■纬纱, 投梭
verb
- [with obj.]take hold of and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing
采摘,采集(花朵,果实,蔬菜)
I went to pick some flowers for Jenny's room.
我去给詹妮的房间摘些花。
■[with obj. and adverbial]take hold of and lift or move
拾,捡;抱起
he picked a match out of the ashtray.
他从烟灰缸里拿出了一根火柴。
picking her up, he carried her into the next room.
他把她抱起来,抱进了隔壁的房间。
■[no obj.](pick up)(Golf)take hold of and lift up one's ball, especially when conceding a hole
(高尔夫)拾球 - [with obj.]choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives, typically after careful thought
挑选,选择
maybe I picked the wrong career after all.
或许我真的选错了职业。
[no obj.]Maggie picked on a nice reliable chap.
玛吉选上了一个可靠的好小伙。
■(pick one's way)[with adverbial of direction]walk slowly and carefully, selecting the best or safest places to put one's feet
小心走路,谨慎前行
he picked his way along the edge of the track, avoiding the potholes.
他沿着路的边缘走得小心翼翼,以避开那些坑洞。 - [no obj.]repeatedly pull at something with one's fingers
(反复地)拔,拉,撕,扯
the old woman was picking at the sheet.
那位老太太在扯那张被单。
■[with obj.]make (a hole) in fabric by doing this
在织物上挑(洞)
■eat food or a meal in small amounts or without much appetite
挑食
she picked at her breakfast.
她早餐挑食。
■criticize someone in a niggling way
挑刺,找茬
now, please don't start picking at Ruth.
喂,请别找鲁思的茬啦。
■[with obj.]remove unwanted matter from (one's nose or teeth) by using one's finger or a pointed instrument
挑;抠(鼻);剔(牙);挖
■[with obj.]pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo)
弹,拨(弦)
■[with obj.](pick something out)play a tune on such an instrument slowly or with difficulty
(慢慢地,艰难地)弹奏(曲调)
she began to pick out a rough melody on the guitar.
她开始在吉他上弹奏出不成调的曲调。
- [in sing.]an act or the right of selecting something from among a group of alternatives
选择,挑选;选择权,挑选权
take your pick from our extensive menu.
我们的菜单菜肴丰富,请你任意挑选。
Laura should have first pick.
应该劳拉先选。
■(the pick of)(informal)the person or thing perceived as the best in a particular group
(非正式)最佳的人(或物);精华,精粹
he was the pick of the bunch.
这一伙人中他是最好的一个。
■(chiefly US)someone or something that has been selected
(主美)选中的人(或物)
the club made him their first pick.
俱乐部将他定为首选球员。 - (Basketball)an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler
(篮球)掩护
pick and choose
- select only the best or most desirable from among a number of alternatives
挑挑拣拣,挑三拣四,挑剔
- (informal)obtain information by questioning someone who is better informed about a subject than oneself
(非正式)套问别人的信息;向某人请教
- completely remove the flesh from a bone or carcass
剔尽(或撕尽)…上的肉
- raise one's feet clear of the ground when walking
(走路时)抬脚离地
- talk or behave in such a way as to provoke an argument or fight
惹起争斗(或争吵)
- find fault with
挑剔,挑刺,挑毛病
- open a lock with an instrument other than the proper key
撬锁
- steal something surreptitiously from another person's pocket
扒窃
- criticize someone or something severely and in detail
把…驳得体无完肤; 对…吹毛求疵;严厉批评
- restore one's life or a situation to a more normal state, typically after a shock or disaster
收拾残局,重整旗鼓,恢复正常
- (of a vehicle) go faster; accelerate
(车)提速,加速
- resume something that has been interrupted
继续(被中断的事)
pickable
adjective
语源
- Middle English (earlier as pike, which continues in dialect use): of unknown origin. Compare with Dutch pikken 'pick, peck', and German picken 'peck, puncture', also with French piquer 'to prick'
pick someone/thing off
- shoot a member of a group of people or things, aiming carefully from a distance
从远处小心瞄准射中
■(Baseball)put out a runner by throwing the ball to a base
(棒球)传杀
- repeatedly single (someone) out for blame, criticism, or unkind treatment in a way perceived to be unfair
挑剔,挑刺
- distinguish someone or something among a group of people or things
辨认出,分辨出
Lester picked out two familiar voices.
莱斯特分辨出了两个熟悉的声音。
■(of a light) illuminate an object by shining directly on it
(光)映衬,映射
■(常作 be picked out)distinguish shapes or letters from their surroundings by painting or fashioning them in a contrasting colour or medium
衬托,陪衬
the initials are picked out in diamonds.
这些首字母被钻石衬托了起来。
- examine or sort through a number of items carefully
挑选,筛选
they picked through the charred remains of their home.
他们在被烧毁的家园废墟中挑拣有用之物。
- become better; improve
改善,好转,提高,有起色
my luck's picked up.
我时来运转了。
■become stronger; increase
更猛烈,更强大;增加
the wind has picked up.
风力更强劲了。
- stand up again after a fall
(摔倒后)站起身来,使(自己)爬起来
- go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one's car and according to a prior arrangement
(尤指用车或根据事前安排去)接(人)
■stop for someone and take them into one's vehicle or vessel
(停下车、船以)承载,让…搭乘,载乘
■(informal)arrest someone
(非正式)拘捕,逮捕
■(informal)casually strike up a relationship with someone one has never met before as a sexual overture
(非正式)结识,与…搭讪 - return to a point or remark made by someone in order to criticize it
找…的岔子;跟…过意不去;揭穿;指责
she picked him up on one niggling point.
她为一点小事跟他过意不去。
- collect something that has been left elsewhere
拿,取
Wanda came over to pick up her things.
旺达来这儿取她的东西。
■(informal)pay the bill for something, typically something expensive
(非正式)付账,付款
■(N. Amer.)tidy a room or building
(北美)收拾,整理(房间,楼房) - obtain, acquire, or learn something, especially without formal arrangements or instruction
(尤指未经正式安排或指点)获得,取得,学会
he had picked up a little Russian from his father.
他从父亲那儿学了点俄语。
■catch an illness or infection
感染(疾病) - detect or receive a signal or sound, especially by means of electronic apparatus
(尤指通过电子设备)检测,接收(信号,声音)
■(亦作 pick up on)become aware of or sensitive to something
察觉,留意,敏感
women are very quick to pick up emotional atmospheres.
女人对情感氛围非常敏感。
■find and take a particular road or route
找到,选择(道路,路线) - (亦作 pick up)resume something
继续,接续
they picked up their friendship without the slightest difficulty.
他们毫无困难地接续了他们的友谊。
■(亦作 pick up on)refer to or develop a point or topic mentioned earlier
重提,发展(观点,话题)
Dawson picked up her earlier remark.
道森重提了她早先的说法。
■(of an object or colour) attractively accentuate the colour of something else by being of a similar shade
(物体,颜色)衬托,烘托
- (chiefly US)tidy up things left strewn around by (someone)
(主美)收拾, 整理
pick2
noun
- a tool consisting of a long handle set at right angles in the middle of a curved iron or steel bar with a point at one end and a chisel edge or point at the other, used for breaking up hard ground or rock
鹤嘴锄;尖镐
■short for ice pick
ice pick 的简称 - an instrument for picking
(尖状的)挖撬工具
[with modifier]an ebony hair pick.
乌木簪子。
■short for toothpick
toothpick 的简称
■(informal)a plectrum
(非正式)琴拨,拨子
- Middle English: variant of pike
pick
名词 pick:
the person or thing chosen or selected
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
同义词:picking
the best people or things in a group
同义词:cream
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
the act of choosing or selecting
动词 pick:
select carefully from a group
look for and gather
harass with constant criticism
同义词:blame, find fault
provoke
remove in small bits
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
同义词:clean
pilfer or rob
pay for something
同义词:foot
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
同义词:break up
hit lightly with a picking motion
eat intermittently; take small bites of
pick
■One day in1848 a carpenter named Marshall, noticed some bright yellow particles in the water, bent down to pick them up and took them to his partner, Mr. Sutter.
1848年的一天,—位名叫马歇尔的木匠看到水中一些浅黄色的颗粒。他弯腰拾起并把颗粒拿给他的伙伴萨特。
■It's easy for an outsider to pick holes in our programme. What you don't understand is the technical difficulties we face.
一个局外人是不难在我们的方案中找出缺点的。不过你不了解的是我们所面临种种技术上的困难。
■Pick me up at the train station at 7:00.
七点到火车站接我。
■Pick me up at the airport at 3 p.m.
下午三点到机场接我吧。
■Let her alone! She didn't pick a quarrel with you!
不要惹她!她并没有找碴和你吵架!
■Why don't I pick you up at your house?
为什么不让我去接你呢?
■Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?
为什么他们总是挑我洗碗碟?
■The conductor urged the band to pick it up.
乐队指挥要求乐队加快演奏的速度。
■Pick me up at the National Park at 9.
九点到国家公园来接我吧。
■Simon Cartwright: People pick on me.
人们总是捉弄我。
■Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
人时或会绊倒在真理上,但大部分人都会爬起来就赶快走开了,好像什么事情也未发生过一样。
■Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing have happen.
人时或会绊到在真理上,但大部分人都会爬起来就赶快走开了,好象什么事情也未发生过一样。
■I'd like to pick sea shells this afternoon.
今天下午我想去捡贝壳。
■Pick a number from one to twenty.
从一至二十中挑选一个数。
■He pick a thorn out of one of his fingers.
他从手指上拨出一根刺。
■They had to pick their way through the mud.
他们不得不小心地沿着泥泞的路前进。
■They always pick on him to do the unpleasant jobs .
他们总找他去做那些令人讨厌的差事。
■He seemed determined to pick a quarrel with us.
他似乎存心要找我们吵架。
■He stoops to pick up the money on the ground.
他俯身拾起地上的钱。
■He made a pause to pick up a shell.
他停下来拾起一只贝壳。
■He stopped the car to pick up the boy.
他停下车来搭一个男孩。
■He tried to pick out the tune of a song he had heard on the radio.
他凭听觉记忆把无线电广播中听到过的一首歌曲弹奏出来。
■He can really pick it at third base.
他在三垒上守得真棒。
■He had been lucky enough to pick up a sofa at the auction which was as good as new and cost him under£50.
他在拍卖行买到了一个完好如新的沙发,花了还不到50英镑。他真是走运。
■He bent to the ground to pick up the pen.
他弯腰从地上拾起钢笔。
■He had been lucky enough to pick up a sofa in a secondhand shop which was as good as new and cost him under£50.
他很幸运,在一家旧货店里买到了一个像新的一样的沙发,用的钱连50镑还不到。
■He used to do such work as he could pick up.
他惯常能够找到什么活就干什么活。
■He tried to pick a quarrel with me about it but I refused to discuss the matter.
他极力想就那事找我的茬儿,但我绝不谈论此事。
■He immediately stooped to pick up the fallen book.
他立即弯下腰捡起了地上的那本书。
■He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.
他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包。
■He wanted to pick up a clean shirt.
他要拿一件干净的衬衫。
■He knelt down to pick up his hat.
他跪下拾帽子。
■He had strained himself badly in lifting a pick.
他连举个铁镐都狠命使劲了。
■But Mr. Townsend's flight arrives late, and I need to pick him up at the airport now.
但是Townsend先生的班机延后到达,所以我需要现在到机场去接他。
■Being an expert, he was able to pick a hole in our work off hand.
作为一名专家,他一下子就能挑出我们工作中的毛病。
■You should not pick off any of the flowers.
你不应该摘花。
■Why must you pick hole in everything I am doing?
你为什么偏要对我做的每一件事都吹毛求疵?
■Why must you pick holes in everything I say?
你为什么偏要对我说过的每一句话找岔子呢?
■Why should you pick on me to do the chores?
你为什么非要挑我去干那些杂事呢?
■Are you ready to pick up the gauntlet?
你做好应战准备了吗?
■You can pick me up at the hotel entrance.
你可以在饭店大门等我。
■You can pick up a little starfish.
你可以捡一些海星。
■You can pick whichever one you like.
你喜欢哪个就挑哪个.
■Where did you pick up with that person?
你在什么地方认识那人的?
■You've got to discard before you can pick up another card.
你得先打出一张牌,才能拿另一张牌。
■Who are you going to pick for the team?
你打算挑选谁参加这个队?
■Are you trying to pick a fight?
你是不是故意寻衅打架?
■Where did you pick up with that queer fellow ?
你是在什么地方结识那个怪家伙的?
■Where did you pick up your excellent English?
你是在哪里学会这样一口流利的英语的?
■Where did you pick up your technical skill?
你的技术是在哪儿学的?
pick and choose
1. 挑挑拣拣
You cannot pick and choose in this grocery store, but the price is usually lower than in a supermarket.
在这家杂货店买东西不能挑挑拣拣, 但价格通常比超级市场便宜些。
pick at
1. 吃得很少
The boy is only picking at his food.
那男孩只吃一点点。
2. 找……的茬; 挑毛病
Why are you always picking at me?
你为什么老是挑我的毛病?
pick off
1. 摘掉; 取走
You should not pick off any of the flowers.
你不应该摘花。
pick on
1. 【口】找……的茬, 对……唠叨指责
His older brother always picked on him.
他的哥哥老找他麻烦。
Why pick on me every time?
为什么每次都怪我?
2. 选中; 挑选
I don't see why they have picked on the smaller one.
我不明白他们为什么选中那小的?
pick oneself up
1. 跌倒后起来
The small girl slipped and fell, but quickly picked herself up.
小女孩滑了一跤, 但很快就爬了起来。
pick out
1. 挑选出; 拣出
Let me pick out some good ones for you.
让我来替你挑几个好的。
2. 辨认出
It's easy to pick him out in a crowd because he is very tall.
很容易从人群中辨认出他, 因为他个子很高。
pick over
1. 仔细检查或挑选
She is picking over a basket of oranges.
她正在拣选一篮橘子。
pick up
1. 拾起
The boy picked up the hat for the old man.
男孩替老人拾起了帽子。
2. 收拾
You should pick up the tools after work.
工作结束后应该把工具收拾好。
3. 学到; 获得
He was picking up the skills quickly.
他正在很快地掌握技术。
4. 【口】与……偶然结识(常指与异性调情)
We picked up a couple of girls at the pub last Friday.
上星期五我们在酒吧结识了几个女孩。
pick up on
1. 【美】【口】了解到; 注意到
I was the only one to pick up on what the teacher was really saying.
我是唯一明了老师真正在说什么的人。
We need to pick up on what's going on here.
我们需要了解一下这里的情形。
pick up with sb.
1. 结识某人
Where did you pick up with that person?
你在什么地方认识那人的?
take one's pick
1. 由自己挑选
Which one do you prefer? Take your pick!
你要哪一个? 自己挑吧!
特殊用法broken pick1.■【纺】断纬