pluck
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (off/out) gather or remove sth by pulling; pick sth 拔除或摘除某物; 采某物
pluck a rose from the garden 從花園里摘一朵玫瑰花
pluck one's eyebrows, ie use tweezers to remove unwanted hairs 拔眉毛
pluck off the dead flowers 掐掉凋謝的花
pluck out a grey hair 拔下一根灰白的頭發.
2 [Tn] pull the feathers off (a goose, chicken, etc) in order to prepare it for cooking 拔去(鵝、 雞等)的毛(以備烹調)
Have the turkeys been plucked? 火雞的毛都拔了嗎?
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (at sth) take hold of (sth) and pull it; snatch at (sth) 拉住或抓住(某物)
The child was plucking at her mother's skirt. 那孩子揪住母親的裙子.
A stranger plucked at my sleeve as I was leaving. 我剛要離去, 一個陌生人拽我的袖子.
4 (US pick) [Tn]
sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pulling and releasing them 彈或撥(樂器的弦)
pluck the strings of a guitar 彈吉他的弦.
5 (idm 習語) pluck up `courage (to do sth) make an effort to be brave 鼓起勇氣
I shall have to pluck up courage and speak to her about it. 我得鼓起勇氣跟她談這件事.
He can't pluck up the courage to leave home. 他鼓不起離開家的勇氣. pluck, n
1 [U] (infml 口) courage, esp in the face of a stronger opponent or of hardship; bravery 勇氣, 膽量(尤指面對強敵或困難的)
She showed a lot of pluck in dealing with the intruders. 她對付那些闖入的歹徒表現得十分勇敢.
2 [C usu sing 通常作單數]
short sharp pull 快而猛的拉
feel a pluck at one's sleeve 覺得袖子被人猛拉了一下.
3 [U] heart, liver and lungs of an animal, as food (動物的)心, 肝, 肺(作食物者).
?? 擴展釋義
*[pl?k]n. 勇氣, 猛拉, 動物內臟vt. 摘, 猛拉, 拔, 拉, 扯, 采vi. 拉, 拽相關詞組: pluck up pluck up one's courage pluck at the chance be full of pluck
?? 同詞根單詞
plugn. 塞子;插頭;消防栓;(內燃機的)火花塞;
vt.& vi. 插上插頭;
vt. 以(塞子)塞住;插入;〈俚〉槍擊,毆打;
vi. 填塞,堵;〈俚〉勤苦工作,用功;
plusprep. (表示運算)加;(表示包容)外加;[口語]和;(表示數目)在零(度)以上;
n. 加號;[數學]正量;好處;附加物;
adj. 加的;正的;附加的;比所示數量多的;