pluck
美 [plʌk]
英 [plʌk]
- v.摘；拔；采摘；拔掉
- n.胆识；胆量；意志
- 网络勇气；拉；鼓起
第三人称单数：plucks 现在分词：plucking 过去式：plucked
pluck
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毛发hair
1. | [t] ~ sth (out) 摘；拔to pull out hairs with your fingers or with tweezers |
She plucked out a grey hair. 她拔掉了一根灰白头发。 | |
expertly plucked eyebrows 拔得精巧的眉毛 |
鸡等chicken, etc.
2. | [t] ~ sth 拔掉，退去（死禽的毛）to pull the feathers off a dead bird, for example a chicken, in order to prepare it for cooking |
乐器musical instrument
3. | [t][i] ~ (at) sth 弹，弹拨（乐器的弦）to play a musical instrument, especially a guitar , by pulling the strings with your fingers |
to pluck the strings of a violin 弹拨小提琴的弦 | |
He took the guitar and plucked at the strings. 他拿起吉他拨动起琴弦来。 |
移开人╱物remove sb/sth
4. | [t] ~ sb (from sth) (to sth) 解救；搭救to remove sb from a place or situation, especially one that is unpleasant or dangerous |
Police plucked a drowning girl from the river yesterday. 昨天警方从河里救起了一名溺水少女。 | |
Survivors of the wreck were plucked to safety by a helicopter. 沉船的幸存者被直升机营救脱险。 | |
She was plucked from obscurity to instant stardom. 她得到提携，从默默无闻转瞬成为明星。 |
5. | [t] ~ sth (from sth) 抢夺to take hold of sth and remove it by pulling it |
He plucked the wallet from the man's grasp. 他抢走了那个男人紧抓着的钱包。 |
果；花fruit/flower
6. | [t] ~ sth (from sth) 摘；掐；采摘to pick a fruit, flower, etc. from where it is growing |
I plucked an orange from the tree. 我从树上摘了一个橙子。 |
IDM
I just plucked a figure out of the air and said : ‘Would £1 000 seem reasonable to you?’ 我随口说出一个数字问道：“你看 1 000 英镑合适吗？” |
pluck sth out of the air
脱口而出；随意回答to say a name, number, etc. without thinking about it, especially in answer to a question
I just plucked a figure out of the air and said : ‘Would £1 000 seem reasonable to you?’ 我随口说出一个数字问道：“你看 1 000 英镑合适吗？” |
I finally plucked up the courage to ask her for a date. 我终于鼓起勇气约她出去。 |
pluck up (the) courage (to do sth)
鼓起勇气（做某事）to make yourself do sth even though you are afraid to do it
I finally plucked up the courage to ask her for a date. 我终于鼓起勇气约她出去。 |