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IELTS BNC: 664 COCA: 517

pick

1 pick /ˈpɪk/ verb
picks; picked; picking
1 pick
/ˈpɪk/
verb
picks; picked; picking
Learner's definition of PICK
[+ object]
: to choose or select (someone or something) from a group选择;挑选
see also cherry-pick
: to remove (a fruit, flower, etc.) from a plant especially by using your hand摘;折;掐
see also handpick
: to remove unwanted material from (something) by using your finger, a small tool, etc.掐;剪;挖
always followed by an adverb or preposition : to remove (something) from something by using your fingers(用手指)弄掉
chiefly US : to play (a guitar, banjo, etc.) by pulling the strings with your fingers or with a pick : pluck弹拨(琴弦)

bone to pick

see 1bone

pick a fight/quarrel

: to deliberately start a fight with someone寻衅;找茬

pick a lock

: to open a lock by using something that is not the key撬锁

pick and choose

: to choose only the best or most appropriate things or people精心挑选

pick apart

[phrasal verb]
pick (someone or something) apart or pick apart (someone or something) chiefly US
: to say all of the things that are bad or wrong about (someone or something) : to criticize (a person or thing) in a very detailed and usually unkind way非难;严厉批评

pick at

[phrasal verb]
pick at (something)
: to eat small amounts of (food) very slowly usually because you do not want to eat(通常因为不想吃而)磨磨蹭蹭地吃
: to pull on (something) with your fingertips or your fingernails often because you are nervous(因为紧张而用手指)拉扯,揪弄
pick at (someone or something) : to criticize (someone or something) especially for small mistakes吹毛求疵

pick off

[phrasal verb]
pick off (someone or something) or pick (someone or something) off : to aim at and shoot (someone or something)瞄准射击
pick off (someone) or pick (someone) off baseball : to cause (a player who is standing close to a base) to be tagged out by making a quick throw突然传杀
see also pickoff

pick on

[phrasal verb]
pick on (someone)
: to laugh at or make fun of (someone) in an unkind way嘲笑;捉弄;戏弄
: to unfairly criticize (one person or group) when others also deserve to be criticized对…进行不公指责

pick out

[phrasal verb]
pick (something) out or pick out (something)
: to choose or select (the best or most appropriate person or thing) from a group挑拣;精选
: to play (a song, melody, etc.) by playing each note separately(一个音符一个音符地)慢慢弹奏
pick (someone or something) out or pick out (someone or something) : to see and identify (someone or something)辨认出

pick over

[phrasal verb]
pick over (something) or pick (something) over
: to look at (a group of objects or an amount of material) in order to choose the best ones or to remove pieces you do not want挑拣;精心挑选

pick pockets

or pick someone's pocket
: to steal money or objects from someone's pockets or purse偷人财物;扒窃
see also pickpocket

pick (someone or something) to pieces/shreds

: to study and criticize all of the parts of (someone or something)把…批得体无完肤;对…大加挑剔

pick someone's brain/brains

see 1brain

pick (something) clean

: to remove all the material that covers something把…剔除干净

pick up

[phrasal verb]
pick (someone or something) up or pick up (someone or something)
: to lift (someone or something) from the ground or a low surface捡起;拿起
: to go somewhere in order to get and bring back (someone or something)接回;取回
: to let or put (people or things) into or onto a car, bus, ship, etc.装载;搭乘
pick up or pick (something) up or pick up (something) chiefly US : to make an area clean and organized by removing trash and putting things in the proper places整理;收拾
pick up after (someone) : to clean the mess created by (someone)为…收拾残局
: to answer a telephone接电话
: to become busy usually after a period of little activity : to improve or increase in activity有起色;改善;提高
: to increase in speed or strength加快;增强
pick up speed/momentum (etc.) : to begin to have more speed/momentum (etc.)开始加速;开始加强(势头或冲力)
pick up the pace : to go faster加速
: to begin again after a temporary stop暂停后重新开始
pick (something) up or pick up (something) : to start (something) again after a temporary stop暂停后重新开始做
pick (something) up or pick up (something)
: to buy or get (something)购买;得到
: to earn or gain (something)获取;赢得
: to become aware of (something, such as a story) and begin to write about it, work on it, etc.留意并开始描写(或报道)
: to learn (something) usually in an informal way(偶然地、不经意地)学会
: to become sick with (an illness) from someone or something传染;感染
: to be able to see, hear, or smell (something)能看到;能听到;能闻到
: to become aware of (something)意识到;察觉
pick (someone) up or pick up (someone)
: to meet and begin a usually brief sexual relationship with (someone)与…勾搭
of the police : to use the power of the law to take and keep (someone, such as a criminal)逮捕
: to make (someone) feel more energetic and lively使…更有活力
see also pick-me-up
sports : to get (a player) from another team or from some other source挖球员;得到球员
sports : to begin to guard (a player from the opposite team) during a game防卫(对方球员)
pick yourself up
: to stand up again after falling(摔倒后)重新站起来
: to recover from a difficult situation(从困境中)振作起来
10 
pick up and leave/go : to leave suddenly with your possessions拿着东西突然离开
11 
pick up the tab/bill/check : to pay the money that is owed for something支付账单
12 
pick up the pieces : to try to make a situation better after something bad has happened恢复;重整旗鼓
see also pick up the cudgels for at 1cudgel, pick up the gauntlet at 2gauntlet, pick up the slack at 2slack, pick up the threads at 1thread

pick up on

[phrasal verb]
pick up on (something)
: to notice or become aware of (something)注意到;意识到
: to take (something, such as an idea) from another person or group and use it or continue to develop it yourself为己所用
: to continue talking about (a statement, subject, etc.)继续讨论,重提(观点、主题等)
pick up (someone) on (something) or pick (someone) up on (something) British : to question (someone) about (something said or done)质疑;询问

pick your way

always followed by an adverb or preposition
: to walk very slowly while carefully choosing where to put your feet慢慢摸索着行进
2 pick /ˈpɪk/ noun
plural picks
2 pick
/ˈpɪk/
noun
plural picks
Learner's definition of PICK
[singular] : the ability to choose the person or thing that you want选择;挑选
[count] : someone or something that is chosen被选中的人(或事物)
usually singular通常用单数
[singular] : the best part of something or the best thing or things in a group精华;精粹used in the phrase the pick of用于短语the pick of
compare 3pick
3 pick /ˈpɪk/ noun
plural picks
3 pick
/ˈpɪk/
noun
plural picks
Learner's definition of PICK
[count]
: a large tool that has a long handle and a heavy metal bar that is pointed at one or both ends and that is used for breaking rocks or digging in hard ground see also ice pick, toothpick
: a small, thin piece of plastic or metal that is used to play a guitar or similar instrument(弹奏吉他等乐器用的)拨子
called also plectrum
compare 2pick
IELTS BNC: 664 COCA: 517

pick

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verb (1)

picked; picking; picks

transitive verb

1
: to pierce, penetrate, or break up with a pointed instrument
picked the hard clay
2
a
: to remove bit by bit
pick meat from bones
b
: to remove covering or adhering matter from
pick the bones
3
a
: to gather by plucking
pick apples
b
: choose, select
tried to pick the shortest route
c
: to make (one's way) slowly and carefully
picked his way through the rubble
4
a
: pilfer, rob
pick pockets
b
: to obtain useful information from by questioning
used in such phrases as pick the brains of
5
: provoke
pick a quarrel
6
a
: to dig into : probe
picking his teeth
b
: to pluck (a stringed instrument, such as a guitar) with a pick or with the fingers
c
: to loosen or pull apart with a sharp point
pick wool
7
: to unlock with a device (such as a wire) other than the key
pick a lock

intransitive verb

1
: to use or work with a pick
2
: to gather or harvest something by plucking
3
: pilfer
used in the phrase picking and stealing
4
: to eat sparingly or mincingly
picking listlessly at his dinner

pick

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noun (1)

1
: a blow or stroke with a pointed instrument
2
a
: the act or privilege of choosing or selecting : choice
take your pick
b
: the best or choicest one
the pick of the herd
c
: one that is picked
his pick for vice president
3
: the portion of a crop gathered at one time
the first pick of peaches
4
: a screen in basketball
5
football : an intercepted forward pass : interception
… McNabb had his worst game of the year. He threw two picks, fumbled twice, got sacked seven times. Paul Zimmerman

pick

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noun (2)

1
: a heavy, usually long-handled iron or steel tool pointed at one or both ends compare mattock
2
a
b
c
: a small thin piece (as of plastic or metal) used to pluck the strings of a stringed instrument
3
: one of the points on the forepart of the blade of a skate used in figure skating
4
: a comb with long widely spaced teeth used to give height to a hairstyle

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  • pick 2c

pick

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verb (2)

picked; picking; picks

transitive verb

1
chiefly dialectal : to throw or thrust with effort : hurl
2
: to throw (a shuttle) across the loom

pick

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noun (3)

1
dialectal, England
a
: the act of pitching or throwing
b
: something thrown
2
a
: a throw of the shuttle
b
: a filling thread
Phrases
pick and choose
: to select with care and deliberation
pick at
: to criticize repeatedly especially for minor faults : nag
pick on
: to single out for criticism, teasing, or bullying
picked on smaller boys
also : to single out for a particular purpose or for special attention

Synonyms

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English piken, partly from Old English *pīcian (akin to Middle Dutch picken to prick); partly from Middle French piquer to prick — more at pike

Noun (2)

Middle English pik

Verb (2)

Middle English pykken to pitch (a tent); akin to Middle English picchen to pitch

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of pick was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 664 COCA: 517
pick

noun

VERB + PICK | PHRASES VERB + PICKhave有挑選權She had her pick of the single men.她可以任意挑選單身的男人。take挑選Which do you want? Take your pick.你想要哪個?自己挑吧。PHRASESget first pick, take first pick可優先選擇I got the first pick of the prizes because I was the oldest.因為我最年長,所以有選擇獎品的優先權。
pick

verb¹

1choose sb/sth選擇ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBat random, randomly隨意挑選Names were picked at random out of a hat.名字是從一頂帽子中隨機選取的。out選出He was picked out as the best player.他被選為最佳運動員。PREPOSITIONas選作⋯They picked Jane as the captain.他們選了簡任隊長。for挑選進入⋯Have you been picked for the team?你被選入隊中了嗎?
pick

verb²

2take sth from the place where it is growing採摘PHRASESfreshly picked新採的freshly picked strawberries新採的草莓
pick

verb

pick sth upADVERBcarefully, gingerly小心翼翼地拿起Rather gingerly, George picked up the tiny bundle.喬治小心翼翼地拿起那一小包東西。absently, idly心不在焉地/懶散地拿起I idly picked up a magazine and leafed through it.我漫不經心地拿起一本雜誌翻看着。gently, slowly輕輕地/慢慢地拿起She gently picked up a plate and examined it.她輕輕地拿起一個盤子審視了一下。hurriedly急忙拿起I hurriedly picked up the receiver.我趕緊拿起聽筒。VERB + PICK UPtry to試圖拿起bend to, bend down to, stoop to, stoop down to彎腰拿起;俯身拿起She stooped down to pick up a stone.她彎腰撿起一塊石頭。PREPOSITIONby握着⋯拿起⋯He picked the pan up carefully by the handle.他握着鍋把兒小心地把鍋端了起來。from, off從⋯拿起She stooped to pick the book up off the floor.她俯身把書從地板上拾起來。

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