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单词 picky
释义
picky
adjective
informaldisapproving
uk
/ˈpɪk.i/us
/ˈpɪk.i/
Someone who is picky is verycarefulaboutchoosingonly what they like:
挑剔的
Thechildrenare such pickyeaters.孩子们非常挑食。
Bigcompaniescanaffordto be picky about who theyhire.大公司有实力在雇人时挑挑拣拣。
Synonyms
choosyinformal
finickydisapproving
fussydisapproving
particular
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Wanting everything to be right
  • anally
  • anally retentive
  • choosy
  • cover all the basesidiom
  • dot the i's and cross the t'sidiom
  • finicky
  • fuss
  • fussbudget
  • fussily
  • fussiness
  • particular
  • pedant
  • pedantic
  • pedantically
  • pedantry
  • punctiliously
  • punctiliousness
  • purism
  • purist
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(Definition ofpickyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

picky| American Dictionary

picky
adjective
us
/ˈpɪk·i/
Seeatpick
likingonly a few things andthereforedifficulttoplease:
a pickyeater
(Definition ofpickyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpicky

picky
That should not be done in narrow terms, or with apicky, legalistic approach to language.
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I do not think that we can bepickyand choosy about this.
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I am sorry to continue to be "picky" at this time of night but this is an important point.
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We should not bepickyover time.
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Horseface loaches are notpickyeaters, but live food (such as tubifex) is relished.
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Few wild predators can afford to bepickyand any will readily consume deer as carrion.
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Cheetah breeding is difficult in captivity, as males and females live separately in the wild and females arepickyin partners.
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This python is known for being apickyeater and may not eat for months, particularly during the winter breeding season.
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Chihuahuas are sometimespickyeaters and care must be taken to provide them with adequate nutrition.
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Clarisse is constantly portrayed as an elegant andpickywoman.
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It'spickyand stubborn, but it's not meant to be a direct threat.
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She is not aspickyabout her targets as the other three.
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We know howpickyhe is for features.
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Not being toopickyabout the production assignments, he started off with small films and remix albums.
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Though the general atmosphere of the sets is correct, there are many small details which are wrong (if you want to bepicky).
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