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 从花园里摘一朵玫瑰花
pluck one's eyebrows, ie use tweezers to remove unwanted hairs 拔眉毛
pluck off the dead flowers 掐掉凋谢的花
pluck out a grey hair 拔下一根灰白的头发.
2 [Tn] pull the feathers off (a goose, chicken, etc) in order to prepare it for cooking 拔去(鹅、 鸡等)的毛(以备烹调)
Have the turkeys been plucked? 火鸡的毛都拔了吗?
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. 那孩子揪住母亲的裙子.
A stranger plucked at my sleeve as I was leaving. 我刚要离去, 一个陌生人拽我的袖子.
4 (US pick) [Tn]
sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pulling and releasing them 弹或拨(乐器的弦)
pluck the strings of a guitar 弹吉他的弦.
5 (idm 习语) pluck up `courage (to do sth) make an effort to be brave 鼓起勇气
I shall have to pluck up courage and speak to her about it. 我得鼓起勇气跟她谈这件事.
He can't pluck up the courage to leave home. 他鼓不起离开家的勇气. pluck, n
1 [U] (infml 口) courage, esp in the face of a stronger opponent or of hardship; bravery 勇气, 胆量(尤指面对强敌或困难的)
She showed a lot of pluck in dealing with the intruders. 她对付那些闯入的歹徒表现得十分勇敢.
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
short sharp pull 快而猛的拉
feel a pluck at one's sleeve 觉得袖子被人猛拉了一下.
3 [U] heart, liver and lungs of an animal, as food (动物的)心, 肝, 肺(作食物者).
🔁 扩展释义
*[plʌk]n. 勇气, 猛拉, 动物内脏vt. 摘, 猛拉, 拔, 拉, 扯, 采vi. 拉, 拽相关词组: pluck up pluck up one's courage pluck at the chance be full of pluck
🌿 同词根单词
plugn. 塞子;插头;消防栓;(内燃机的)火花塞;
vt.& vi. 插上插头;
vt. 以(塞子)塞住;插入;〈俚〉枪击,殴打;
vi. 填塞,堵;〈俚〉勤苦工作,用功;
plusprep. (表示运算)加;(表示包容)外加;[口语]和;(表示数目)在零(度)以上;
n. 加号;[数学]正量;好处;附加物;
adj. 加的;正的;附加的;比所示数量多的;
There are about 50 million sheep in New Zealand, about 14 sheep for every New Zealander!
在新西兰大约有5000万只羊,每个新西兰人拥有14只羊左右!
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.