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pick
/ pik /

pick¹
◙ verb
1. [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
2. [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。
3. [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。
◙ noun
1. [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。
2. [Basketball] an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler
• [篮球] 掩护

【IDIOMS】

◘ pick and choose
1. select only the best or most desirable from among a number of alternatives
• 挑挑拣拣，挑三拣四，挑剔
◘ pick someone's brains (或 brain)
1. [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
◘ pick something clean
1. completely remove the flesh from a bone or carcass
• 剔尽（或撕尽）…上的肉
◘ pick one's feet up
1. raise one's feet clear of the ground when walking
• （走路时）抬脚离地
◘ pick a fight (或 quarrel)
1. talk or behave in such a way as to provoke an argument or fight
• 惹起争斗（或争吵）
◘ pick holes in
1. find fault with
• 挑剔，挑刺，挑毛病
◘ pick a lock
1. open a lock with an instrument other than the proper key
• 撬锁
◘ pick someone's pockets
1. steal something surreptitiously from another person's pocket
• 扒窃
◘ pick someone/thing to pieces (或 apart)
1. criticize someone or something severely and in detail
• 把…驳得体无完肤；对…吹毛求疵；严厉批评
◘ pick up the pieces
1. 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
◘ pick up (或 get up) speed (或 steam)
1. (of a vehicle) go faster; accelerate
• （车）提速，加速
◘ pick up the threads
1. resume something that has been interrupted
• 继续（被中断的事）

【派生】

♦ pickable adjective

【语源】

1. 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'

【PHR V】

◘ pick someone/thing off
1. 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
◘ pick on
1. repeatedly single (someone) out for blame, criticism, or unkind treatment in a way perceived to be unfair
• 挑剔，挑刺
◘ pick someone/thing out
1. 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。
◘ pick something over (或 pick through)
1. 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。
◘ pick up
1. 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。
◘ pick oneself up
1. stand up again after a fall
• （摔倒后）站起身来，使（自己）爬起来
◘ pick someone up
1. 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
2. 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。
◘ pick something up
1. 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）
2. 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）
3. 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）
  (也作 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）
4. (也作 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。
  (也作 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
◘ pick up after
1. (chiefly US)tidy up things left strewn around by (someone)
• [主美] 收拾，整理

pick²
◙ noun
1. 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
2. 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

【语源】

1. Middle English: variant of pike