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单词 pluck
释义
pluck
verb
uk
/plʌk/us
/plʌk/

pluckverb(REMOVE)

[T]
topullsomething,especiallywith asuddenmovement, inordertoremoveit:
拔
Cagedbirdssometimes pluckouttheirbreastfeathers.关在笼子里的鸟有时会把自己的胸羽拔下。
He plucked theletterfrom/out ofmyhand, andranoff with it.他从我手中抢过信后就跑开了。
Do you pluckyoureyebrows(=removesome of thehairsfrom them to give them abettershape)?你修眉吗？
[T]
toremovethefeathersfrom achickenor otherbirdso that it can becookedandeaten
拔去（鸡或鸟的毛）
[Tusually passive]
toremovesomeonesuddenlyfrom asituationthat isordinary:
使脱颖而出；提升
He was pluckedfromobscuritytostarin thefilm.他脱颖而出成为这部电影的主演。
[T]
toremovesomeonequicklyfrom adangerousordifficultsituation:
使…脱离险境，解救
The lastpassengerswere pluckedfromtheshipjustsecondsbefore itsank.最后一批游客在船沉没前几秒钟被救起。
[T]Indian English
tocollectflowersbybreakingorcuttingtheirstems;pick
摘（花）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pulling
  • draft
  • drag
  • draught
  • draw
  • drawsomethingup
  • heave
  • heave-ho
  • heft
  • hitchsomethingup
  • pluck atsomething
  • reel
  • retract
  • retractable
  • suck
  • tow
  • tow-away
  • trail
  • tug
  • tweak
  • twitch
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Removing and extracting
Preparing animals & fish for cooking
Preserving and saving

pluckverb(MUSIC)

[IorT]
(USalsopick)
topulland thenreleasethestringsof amusicalinstrumentwithyourfingertoplaynotes:
拨，弹（乐器的弦）
Hesaton thebed,idlyplucking(at)thestringsof hisguitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他琴弦。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Playing music
  • accompaniment
  • accompany
  • air guitar
  • beatsomethingout
  • beatbox
  • blow
  • conduct
  • intonation
  • pick
  • picksomeone/somethingout
  • play (something) by earidiom
  • playability
  • playable
  • pump
  • roof
  • tap
  • transposition
  • ultra-smooth
  • vibe
  • wah-wah
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Idioms

plucksomethingout of the air
pluck upyourcourage

Phrasal verb

pluck atsomething
pluck
noun[U]
informal
uk
/plʌk/us
/plʌk/
courageand astrongwishtosucceed:
胆识，勇气
Sheshoweda lot of pluck instandingup to herboss.她顶撞老板，显示出了很大的勇气。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
bravery
  • braveryA policeman who chased a burglar despite a serious leg injury has received an award for bravery.
  • courageYou have shown great courage in coming to testify.
  • pluckYou have to admire his pluck.
  • gutsI didn't have the guts to go on my own.
  • valourUKThe Victoria Cross is Britain's highest military award for valour.
  • heroismI witnessed an example of heroism that made me proud to be British.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bravery
  • audaciousness
  • audacity
  • backbone
  • balls
  • bell
  • bell the catidiom
  • bravery
  • courage
  • daring
  • derring-do
  • Dutch courage
  • fortitude
  • gallantry
  • grit
  • heroism
  • intestinal fortitude
  • liquid courage
  • nerve
  • spunk
  • valour
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(Definition ofpluckfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pluck| American Dictionary

pluck
verb
us
/plʌk/

pluckverb(REMOVE)

[T]
toremovesomething,esp. with asuddenmovement:
Astronautsplanto use the shuttle’srobotarmto pluck thesatelliteout ofspace.
[T]
If you pluck something, youremovehairorfeathersfrom it bypulling:
She plucked hereyebrows.
I don’tthinkI could pluck achicken.

pluckverb(PULL AT)

[I/T]
topullat something withyourfingersand thenreleaseit:
[T]Jenkins’sideaofswingingis pluckingviolins.
[I]fig.Herstoriesaredesignedto pluck atyourheartstrings.
pluck
noun[U]
us
/plʌk/

plucknoun[U](BRAVERY)

braveryand astrongdesiretosucceed:
Her 80-plusyearshave notdulledher pluck.
(Definition ofpluckfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpluck

pluck
Clonal variations in the response of black tea quality due to plucking standards.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The changes in black leaf quality due to variations of plucking standard and fermentation time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Musical performance isn't plucked from the ether, it's worked on.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Without such support, they may be reduced to plucking 'grains from grass ', as the book's title alludes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The work begins with cactus plucks that slowly become amplified.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Previous work has shown that predicted yields are sensitive to the harvest interval and plucking standard.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Of the remaining 20 seeds, 16 were dropped beneath the tree by birds plucking them from the pods.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The new sound material chosen by the teacher included bowed and plucked notes played on violin and cello.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A string plucked bowed and repitched using a fingerboard and 'finger'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In this example, then, the instrument is plucked, then bowed, then plucked again - with various pitch changes during the phrase.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the end, long sustained drones (made from single cactus plucks and scrapes) dominate the soundscape until the original source itself is no longer present.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Oxpeckers are visual predators, first plucking the engorged females, then searching large body areas and scissoring and eating the smaller tick stages.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A santouri is a hammered dulcimer; there are plucked, trapezoid zithers in the photographs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
No reason for any hypothesis requires to be cited ; hypotheses can be plucked from the air at will.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The strata attitude, joint frequency and orientation, and bed thickness of the basalts have indicated that the main erosional processes in the lava dam reach were plucking and abrasion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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