pick on sb
(a) choose sb (esp repeatedly) for punishment, criticism or blame 選中某人(尤指屢次)懲罰、 批評(píng)或責(zé)怪
She felt that her parents were picking on her. 她覺(jué)得父母老是偏偏責(zé)備她.
(b) choose sb for a task, esp an unpleasant one 選中某人做某事(尤指厭惡的事)
I was picked on to announce the bad news. 偏偏選中我去宣布這個(gè)壞消息.