pick
verb /pɪk/
/pɪk/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they pick | /pɪk/ /pɪk/ |
| he / she / it picks | /pɪks/ /pɪks/ |
| past simple picked | /pɪkt/ /pɪkt/ |
| past participle picked | /pɪkt/ /pɪkt/ |
| -ing form picking | /ˈpɪkɪŋ/ /ˈpɪkɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] (rather informal) to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things
选择；挑选 - pick somebody/something Pick a number from one to twenty.
从一至二十中挑选一个数。 - They are picking the final team this weekend.
他们将在本周末选出最后一支队伍。 - It's time to pick a side (= decide who you support).
该选一方了。 - He picked his words carefully.
他用词细心谨慎。 - At the beach we picked a spot to sit down.
在海滩上，我们选了一个地方坐下。 - pick somebody/something to do something He has been picked to play in this week's game.
他已入选参加本周的比赛。 - pick somebody/something for something Have you been picked for the team?
你被选入队中了吗？ - pick somebody/something as something It was picked as the best film in the competition.
它被选为比赛中的最佳影片。
Synonyms choosechoosesee also hand-picked- select
- pick
- decide
- opt
- go for
- choose to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available:
- You choose—I can’t decide.
你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
- You choose—I can’t decide.
- select [often passive] to choose somebody/something, usually carefully, from a group of people or things:
- He was selected for the team.
他已入选进队了。 - a randomly selected sample of 23 schools
随机抽选的 23 所学校
- He was selected for the team.
- pick (rather informal) to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things:
指选择、挑选： - She picked the best cake for herself.
她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。
- She picked the best cake for herself.
用 choose、select 还是 pick？ - decide to choose between two or more possibilities:
- We’re still trying to decide on a venue.
我们仍在想法确定地点。
- We’re still trying to decide on a venue.
- opt to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action:
- After graduating she opted for a career in music.
毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。 - After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.
经过反复考虑，我决定不买摩托车。
- After graduating she opted for a career in music.
- go for something (rather informal) to choose something:
指选择某物： - I think I’ll go for the fruit salad.
我想要水果色拉。
- I think I’ll go for the fruit salad.
- to choose/decide between A and/or B
- to choose/select/pick A from B
- to opt/go for somebody/something
- to choose/decide/opt to do something
- to choose/select/pick somebody/something carefully/at random
- randomly chosen/selected/picked
Topics Preferences and decisionsa2- Companies want to pick the best candidates for the job.
公司想为这项工作挑选最好的候选人。 - There are so many good ones it's hard to pick a favourite.
有这么多好的，很难选出一个最喜欢的。 - They picked Jane as the captain.
他们选了简任队长。 - She picked the best cake for herself.
她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。 - Have I picked a bad time to talk to you?
我是不是挑了个不恰当的时间跟你谈话？
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- at random
- randomly
- out
- …
- as
- for
- pick somebody/something Pick a number from one to twenty.
- [transitive] pick something to take flowers, fruit, etc. from the plant or the tree where they are growing
采；摘 - to pick grapes/strawberries/cotton
摘葡萄；摘草莓；采棉花 - flowers freshly picked from the garden
刚从花园采的鲜花 - The common was a great place to go blackberry picking.
公共场所是采摘黑莓的好地方。
Topics Farmingb1- They picked some flowers and arranged them into a beautiful bouquet.
他们采了些花，做成了一个漂亮的花束。 - freshly picked strawberries
新采的草莓
Collocations Dictionaryphrases- freshly picked
- to pick grapes/strawberries/cotton
- [transitive] to pull or remove something or small pieces of something from something else, especially with your fingers
（用手指）摘掉，剔除，掐去 - pick something + adv./prep. She picked bits of fluff from his sweater.
她摘掉他毛衣上的绒毛。 - He picked the nuts off the top of the cake.
他把蛋糕上面的果仁拿掉。 - Names were picked at random out of a hat.
名字随机从一顶帽子中选出。 - pick something to pick your nose (= put your finger inside your nose to remove dried mucus)
抠鼻子 - to pick your teeth (= use a small sharp piece of wood or plastice to remove pieces of food from your teeth)
剔牙 - pick something + adj. The dogs picked the bones clean (= ate all the meat from the bones).
狗把骨头啃得干干净净。
- pick something + adv./prep. She picked bits of fluff from his sweater.
- (North American English) (also pluck British and North American English)[intransitive, transitive] pick (something) to play a musical instrument, especially a guitar, by pulling the strings with your fingers
付账
词源verb Middle English (earlier as pike, which continues in dialect use): of unknown origin. Compare with Dutch pikken ‘pick, peck’, and German picken ‘peck, puncture’, also with French piquer ‘to prick’.
Idioms
have a bone to pick with somebody
- (informal) to be angry with somebody about something and want to discuss it with them
对某人生气，想与之解决；有理由反对（或恼恨）某人
pick and choose
- to choose only those things that you like or want very much
挑拣；精挑细选 - You have to take any job you can get—you can't pick and choose.
你只能有什么工作就干什么，不能挑三拣四了。
- You have to take any job you can get—you can't pick and choose.
pick somebody’s brains
- (informal) to ask somebody a lot of questions about something because they know more about the subject than you do
讨教；请教；不断地问（以向别人学习） - I need to pick your brains: what can you tell me about credit unions?
我向您请教一下：您能告诉我信用合作社是怎么回事吗？
- I need to pick your brains: what can you tell me about credit unions?
pick a fight/quarrel (with somebody)
- to deliberately start a fight or an argument with somebody
找茬儿；找麻烦；挑衅 - He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path.
他喝得太多了，准备和任何与他相遇的人打一架。 - She tried to pick a quarrel with me.
她试图找我吵架。
- He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path.
pick holes in something
- to find the weak points in something such as a plan, suggestion, etc.
挑刺儿；挑毛病；找漏洞 - It was easy to pick holes in his arguments.
找他论据中的漏洞很容易。
- It was easy to pick holes in his arguments.
pick a lock
- to open a lock without a key, using something such as a piece of wire
（用铁丝等）捅开锁 - The burglars must have picked the lock on the back door.
窃贼一定是撬开了后门的锁。
- The burglars must have picked the lock on the back door.
pick somebody’s pocket
- to steal something from somebody’s pocket without them noticing
扒窃；掏包儿 - The back pocket on a pair of jeans is the easiest one to pick.
牛仔裤的后口袋是最容易挑选的。
- The back pocket on a pair of jeans is the easiest one to pick.
pick/pull/tear somebody/something to pieces/shreds
- (informal) to criticize somebody, or their work or ideas, very severely
严厉斥责；痛斥；批评得体无完肤
pick/pull/tear somebody/something to pieces/shreds
- (informal) to criticize somebody, or their work or ideas, very severely
严厉斥责；痛斥；批评得体无完肤 - Their case was torn to shreds by the defence lawyer.
他们的论据被辩护律师驳得体无完肤。
- Their case was torn to shreds by the defence lawyer.
pick up the bill, tab, etc. (for something)
- (informal) to pay for something
付账 - The company picked up the tab for his hotel room.
公司为他付旅馆费。 - The government will continue to pick up college fees for some students.
政府将继续替一些学生缴纳学费。
- The company picked up the tab for his hotel room.
pick up the pieces
- to return or to help somebody return to a normal situation, particularly after a shock or a disaster
（使）恢复；补救；收拾残局 - You cannot live your children's lives for them; you can only be there to pick up the pieces when things go wrong.
你不能替孩子过活，只能在出现问题时帮忙解决。
- You cannot live your children's lives for them; you can only be there to pick up the pieces when things go wrong.
pick up speed
- to go faster
加速 - The train began to pick up speed.
火车开始加速。
- The train began to pick up speed.
pick up the threads
- to return to an earlier situation or way of life after a period doing something else
恢复原状
pick your way (across, along, among, over, through something)
- to walk carefully, choosing the safest, driest, etc. place to put your feet
择路而行；小心看着路行走 - She picked her way delicately over the rough ground.
她小心翼翼地在高低不平的地面上行走。 - We picked our way carefully over the jagged rocks.
我们在犬牙交错的岩石中小心翼翼地前行。
- She picked her way delicately over the rough ground.
pick a winner
- to choose a horse, etc. that you think is most likely to win a race
认定胜利者（如赛马中） - He's very good at picking winners.
他很善于预测比赛的优胜者。
- He's very good at picking winners.
- (informal) to make a very good choice
挑选得当；选得很准
ripe for the picking
- offering somebody an ideal opportunity to gain an advantage
加速 - This is an opportunity ripe for the picking.
这是一个时机成熟的选择。 - The Raiders' defense is ripe for the picking.
突袭机的防守时机已经成熟。
- This is an opportunity ripe for the picking.