pick
noun
Definitions of pick noun
choice(选择)
- Uncountable(不可数名词)
The act of choosing or selecting something.
挑选；选择
You get first pick of the tea.
你可以优先挑选茶叶。
She had the first pick among all the candidates.
她在所有候选人中获得了优先选择权。
Please have your pick from these gifts.
请从这些礼物中挑选你喜欢的。
tool(工具)
- Countable(可数名词)
A heavy tool with a pointed end, used for breaking hard ground or rocks.
鹤嘴锄；镐
They used picks and shovels to excavate the foundation.
他们使用鹤嘴锄和铲子来挖掘地基。
Miners use picks to extract minerals.
矿工使用鹤嘴锄来提取矿物。
We'll need a pick and a shovel for the digging.
我们需要一把鹤嘴锄和一把铲子来挖掘。
- Countable(可数名词)
A pointed tool, especially a small pointed tool for cleaning teeth.
尖头工具；(尤指)牙签
I need a toothpick to remove the food from between my teeth.
我需要一根牙签来清除牙齿间的食物。
The restaurant provided toothpicks for the customers.
餐厅为顾客提供了牙签。
Be careful when using a toothpick, so you don't hurt your gums.
使用牙签时要小心，以免伤到牙龈。
music(音乐)
- Countable(可数名词)
A small flat piece of plastic or similar material used to pluck the strings of a musical instrument.
拨片；（弹奏乐器用的）拨子
The guitarist used a pick to play.
吉他手用拨片弹奏。
She strummed the guitar rapidly with a pick.
她用拨片快速弹奏吉他。
He dropped his pick on the floor.
他的拨片掉在地上了。
Phrases of pick noun
- have your pick
To have a wide range of options available from which to choose.
可供选择；任由挑选
• The restaurant has a vast menu, so you can have your pick of dishes.
这家餐厅的菜单非常丰富，你可以随意挑选菜肴。
- take your pick
To select one or more items from a range of available options.
随便挑选
• All these books are interesting; take your pick.
这些书都很有趣，随便你挑。
verb
Definitions of pick verb
choose(选择)
- B1Transitive(及物动词)
To choose or select from a group of things.
挑选；选取
Pick a person in charge from the list.
从名单中挑选一位负责人。
She was picked to be the team leader.
她被选为团队领导。
I need to pick one from these options.
我需要从这些选项中挑选一个。
remove(移除)
- B1Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
To remove small pieces or items from something, especially with the fingers.
摘；采；拔除
She picked a few loose threads from her coat.
她从外套上摘了几根松线。
The child kept picking at the wound on his arm.
孩子不停地抓他手臂上的伤口。
He keeps picking his nose.
他一直在挖鼻子。
- B1Transitive(及物动词)
To harvest flowers, fruits or other crops from plants.
采摘；摘取
The farmers pick the fruit every morning.
农民每天早上采摘水果。
She picked some flowers from the garden.
她从花园里摘了一些花。
Machines are picking the crops in the field.
机器正在田里采摘农作物。
play(演奏)
- Transitive(及物动词)
To pluck a stringed instrument to produce a note.
弹奏（弦乐器）
He gently picked the strings of his guitar.
他轻轻地拨动吉他的弦。
She picked the harp strings with her fingers.
她用手指拨动竖琴的弦。
The musician began to pick his mandolin.
音乐家开始拨动他的曼陀林。
Phrases of pick verb
- pick and choose
To select only some items from a range of available options.
挑选；精挑细选
• The company is in a position to pick and choose from a large pool of applicants.
公司可以从大量的申请者中挑选。
Idioms
- pick 'n' mix
A system in a shop where customers can choose a selection of various small items, particularly sweets.
一种商店的销售方式，允许顾客从多种小商品中选择几样，尤指糖果。
• The children loved choosing their own pick 'n' mix at the sweet shop.
孩子们喜欢在糖果店挑选自己的自选糖果。
- pick holes in something
To criticize something by finding small or unimportant faults; to nitpick.
挑剔、找…的错误；批评。
• He always likes to pick holes in my work, even the smallest details.
他总喜欢挑我工作上的毛病，哪怕是最小的细节。
- pick yourself up off the floor
to recover from a setback or disappointment and make an effort to improve one's situation
（在经历一段困境后）振作起来；重新开始
• After losing his job, it took him some time to pick himself up off the floor and start looking for new work.
在失业后，他花了一些时间振作起来，开始寻找新的工作。
- pick someone's brains
To seek information or advice from someone with extensive knowledge on a particular subject.
请教（某人）、向某人请教
• I need to brainstorm some interior design ideas, whose brain should I pick?
我需要一些室内设计的灵感，应该向谁请教呢？
- pick someone's pocket
To steal small items, particularly money, from someone's pockets or bags.
扔竊
• The pickpocket tried to pick the tourist's pocket in the crowded market.
扒手在拥挤的市场里试图扒走游客的钱包。
- pick a fight/quarrel/argument
To deliberately initiate a fight, quarrel, or argument with someone.
找碴；挑起争端或争吵
• After getting drunk, he always tries to pick a fight with people.
他喝醉后总是试图找人打架。
- the pick of something
The best or most outstanding from a group of people or things.
精華；最佳选择
• Among all the applicants, John is the pick of the lot, in our opinion.
在所有的申请者中，约翰是我们认为的最佳人选。
Phrasal Verbs of pick
- pick something out
To play a melody note by note in a slow or challenging manner.
（以缓慢或困难的方式）弹奏（乐器）
• She spent hours picking the melody out of that song note by note.
她花了好几个小时一个音符一个音符地弹奏出那首歌的旋律。
- pick at something
to consume a small portion of your meal without much enthusiasm or enjoyment.
没什么吃意地随便吃几口
• She just picked at her salad because she was feeling stressed and had no appetite.
她只是随便吃了几口沙拉，因为她感到压力很大，没有食欲。
- pick something up
to acquire a new skill or language through practice rather than formal instruction
藉由练习而掌握
• He picked up French during his travels and can now speak it fluently.
他在旅行中学会了法语，现在可以流利地说了。
- pick up on something
to resume discussion on a subject that was mentioned earlier by someone.
重新谈及或继续某个话题
• At the end of the meeting, Mary picked up on her earlier suggestion.
在会议结束时，玛丽重新谈及了她早先的建议。
- pick over something
to examine a collection of items carefully, selecting those you desire or discarding those you do not.
仔细挑选；甄选，精选
• While picking fresh fruits at the market, the customer carefully picks over the ripest ones.
在市场挑选新鲜水果时，顾客仔细挑选最成熟的。
- pick up
to elevate a person or object using one's hands
把…举起；用手抱起；提起
• She gently picked up the puppy to avoid hurting it.
她轻轻地抱起小狗，以免伤害到它。
- pick someone/something out
to identify, locate, or select an individual or item from a collection of people or things
识别出，分辨或仔细挑选出
• In the crowded market, she was able to easily pick her friend out.
在拥挤的市场中，她能够轻松地认出她的朋友。
- pick someone/something off
to target and shoot a specific individual, animal, or vehicle from among a group.
选择性地瞄准击中
• The sniper was able to precisely pick off any target.
狙击手能够精准地瞄准任何目标。
- pick someone/something up
to use your hands to elevate someone or something
举起；提起；抱起
• She gently picked up the puppy and cradled it in her arms.
她轻轻地抱起小狗，将它搂在怀里。
- pick someone up on something
to point out and critique something that someone has said
指出某人在某方面的错误或毛病
• The teacher picked the student up on several logical errors in his thesis.
老师指出了学生论文中的几个逻辑错误。
- pick on someone
to frequently and unjustly criticize, punish, or treat someone harshly.
批评；刁难；故意挑剔某人
• She always picks on me, making it really hard to tolerate.
她总是刁难我，让人难以忍受。
- pick through something
to examine items within a collection in order to select those you need
挑选；挑拣
• She picked through the box of old clothes to find a few items to donate.
她在旧衣服的箱子里翻找，想要找出几件可以捐赠的物品。
- pick (something) up
to resume an activity following a pause or interruption
重新开始；继续进行
• We will pick up the discussion again in tomorrow's meeting after the pause.
我们将在明天的会议中暂停后继续讨论。
- pick someone up
When the police detain someone, taking them to a police station to be interrogated or arrested.
（警方）拘留，逮捕
• The police picked up a suspicious individual while patrolling the streets.
警方在巡逻街道时拘留了一名可疑人士。