picked
past simple and past participle ofpick
| 单词 | picked |
| 释义 | picked past simple and past participle ofpick pick verb uk/pɪk/us/pɪk/pickverb(CHOOSE)B1[T] to take some things andleaveothers: Pick acardfrom thepack. One of mysistershas been pickedfortheOlympicteam. [+ obj + to infinitive]She was pickedtoplayfor theteam. Thepoliceaskedhim if he could pick(out)thekillerfrom aseriesofphotos. Thefairestway todecidethewinneris to pick anameout of ahat/atrandom(= withoutlookingorchoosing). They pickedtheirway(=carefullychosearoute)down thebrokensteps. He'sbrilliantat pickingwinners(=choosingwhat will besuccessful). Synonyms choose elect select to choose or choose to do something
pick and chooseoftendisapproving to take some things but notothers: Therichestuniversitiescan pick andchoosewhichstudentsthey take.
Taking and choosing
pickverb(REMOVE)B1[IorT] toremoveseparatethings orsmallpiecesfrom something,especiallywith thefingers: I picked apieceoffluffoffmyshinyblacksuit. Thechildcontinuedpicking(at)asoreon hisleg(=tryingtoremovepartsof it with hisfingers). Hekeptpicking hisnose(=removingmucusfrom it with hisfinger). B1[T] When you pickflowersorfruit, you take them off aplantortree: They were pickingstrawberriesfor twelvehoursaday. I picked somerosesthismorning. Machines pick thefruit(from/offthetrees). [T] toremovemeatfrom thebonesof abirdoranimal: In thekitchenMaya waslaboriouslypickingchickens. Istorethemeat, andthrowthe pickedcarcass,skin, etc. into thepotwithwaterand somevegetables. [+ obj + adj]Thecarcasshad been pickedclean(= all thefleshhad beenremoved)by otheranimalsandbirds.
Removing and getting rid of things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Gardening - general words Removing and extracting Preparing food pickverb(PLAY INSTRUMENT)[T] When you pick astringon aguitarorsimilarinstrument, youpullitquicklyandreleaseitsuddenlywithyourfingerstoproduceanote. Playing music
GrammarFixed expressions withand We often use and in common fixed expressions. The order of the words cannot change: peace and quiet, pick and choose, come and go, knife and fork, black and white.…Pickorpick up? Pick means ‘remove small pieces of something from something else, usually with your hands’:…Idiomspicksomeone'sbrains picksomeone'spocket pickyourselfup off the floor pick a fight/quarrel/argument pick holes insomething pick 'n' mix Phrasal verbspick atsomething picksomeone/somethingoff pick onsomeone picksomeone/somethingout picksomethingout pick oversomething pick throughsomething picksomeone/somethingup picksomethingup pick(something)up picksomeoneup pick up picksomeoneup onsomething pick up onsomething Examplesofpickedpicked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They can then be easilypickedup with a small moistened paint-brush and transferred at once to the alcohol in the collecting tubes. From theCambridge English Corpus This form of ' differentiation ' would not bepickedup using the usual sources of social history such as assessments of wealth or occupation. From theCambridge English Corpus Once the page waspickedup by search engines, the number of new and one-time visitors increased significantly. From theCambridge English Corpus The target ispickedup by the mechanical micromanipulator with the pipette quite easily. From theCambridge English Corpus We have extended this heuristic so that the nodes that are already without a route arepickedfirst (when they exist). From theCambridge English Corpus As an old politician, he haspickedup all the concomitant features. From theCambridge English Corpus Previous discussion established that such a person must learn something that extends to act-tokenspickedout as required, prohibited, or permitted. From theCambridge English Corpus As the debate continues, many of those suggestions neglected here will bepickedup, by me or by others, in different contexts. From theCambridge English Corpus Completely unfolded leaves werepickedfrom intermediate positions on the twig; very young or old foliage was avoided. From theCambridge English Corpus The shelving unit enables foodstuffs to bepickedout without opening cupboards and reaching over. From theCambridge English Corpus The volume is well written and cogent, although it does contain a number of annoying typographical errors that the copy editors should havepickedup. From theCambridge English Corpus Once inflation haspickedup, however, firms' inflationary expectations rise. From theCambridge English Corpus They werepickedoff in similar fashion - if without resort to force - as the hinterlands of the inner empire, with which they were often coterminous. From theCambridge English Corpus After all transients died out, the steady induced angular velocity of the interior waspickedup by the photocell and recorded. From theCambridge English Corpus All of these themes are indeedpickedup, to a greater or lesser extent, by the authors. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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