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词汇 pluck
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pluck

verb
/plʌk/
/plʌk/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they pluck
/plʌk/
/plʌk/
he / she / it plucks
/plʌks/
/plʌks/
past simple plucked
/plʌkt/
/plʌkt/
past participle plucked
/plʌkt/
/plʌkt/
-ing form plucking
/ˈplʌkɪŋ/
/ˈplʌkɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs

    hair毛发

  1. [transitive] pluck something (out) to pull out hairs with your fingers or with tweezers摘;拔
    • She plucked out a grey hair.她拔掉了一根灰白头发。
    • expertly plucked eyebrows拔得精巧的眉毛
  2. chicken, etc.鸡等

  3. [transitive] pluck something to pull the feathers off a dead bird, for example a chicken, in order to prepare it for cooking拔掉,煺去(死禽的毛)Topics Cooking and eatingc2
  4. musical instrument乐器

  5. (North American English also pick)
    [transitive, intransitive] pluck (at) something to play a musical instrument, especially a guitar, by pulling the strings with your fingers弹,弹拨(乐器的弦)
    • to pluck the strings of a violin弹拨小提琴的弦
    • He took the guitar and plucked at the strings.他拿起吉他拨动起琴弦来。
    Topics Musicc1
  6. remove somebody/something移开人/物

  7. [transitive] pluck somebody (from something) (to something) to remove somebody from a place or situation, especially one that is unpleasant or dangerous解救;搭救
    • Police plucked a drowning girl from the river yesterday.昨天警方从河里救起了一名溺水少女。
    • Survivors of the wreck were plucked to safety by a helicopter.沉船的幸存者被直升机营救脱险。
    • She was plucked from obscurity to instant stardom.她得到提携,从默默无闻转瞬成为明星。
  8. [transitive] pluck something (from something) to take hold of something and remove it by pulling it抢夺
    • He plucked the wallet from the man's grasp.他抢走了那个男人紧抓着的钱包。
  9. fruit/flower果;花

  10. [transitive] pluck something (from something) (old-fashioned or literary) to pick a fruit, flower, etc. from where it is growing摘;掐;采摘
    • I plucked an orange from the tree.我从树上摘了一个橙子。
  11. 词源late Old English ploccian, pluccian, of Germanic origin; related to Flemish plokken; probably from the base of Old French (es)peluchier ‘to pluck’.
Idioms
pluck something out of the air
  1. to say a name, number, etc. without thinking about it, especially in answer to a question脱口而出;随意回答
    • I just plucked a figure out of the air and said : ‘Would £1 000 seem reasonable to you?’我随口说出一个数字问道:“你看 1 000 英镑合适吗?”
pluck up (the) courage (to do something)
  1. to make yourself do something even though you are afraid to do it鼓起勇气(做某事)
    • I finally plucked up the courage to ask her for a date.我终于鼓起勇气约她出去。

pluck

noun
/plʌk/
/plʌk/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal)
  1. the quality of being brave and determined 胆识;胆量;意志
    • It takes a lot of pluck to do what she did.她这么做需要很大的胆量。
    • It takes some pluck to stand up to bullies like that.对抗那样的恶霸需要一些勇气。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    词源late Old English ploccian, pluccian, of Germanic origin; related to Flemish plokken; probably from the base of Old French (es)peluchier ‘to pluck’.
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