plucked
past simple and past participle ofpluck
| 单词 | plucked |
| 释义 | plucked past simple and past participle ofpluck pluck verb uk/plʌk/us/plʌk/pluckverb(REMOVE)[T] topullsomething,especiallywith asuddenmovement, inordertoremoveit: Cagedbirdssometimes pluckouttheirbreastfeathers. He plucked theletterfrom/out ofmyhand, andranoff with it. Do you pluckyoureyebrows(=removesome of thehairsfrom them to give them abettershape)? [T] toremovethefeathersfrom achickenor otherbirdso that it can becookedandeaten [Tusually passive] toremovesomeonesuddenlyfrom asituationthat isordinary: He was pluckedfromobscuritytostarin thefilm. [T] toremovesomeonequicklyfrom adangerousordifficultsituation: The lastpassengerswere pluckedfromtheshipjustsecondsbefore itsank. [T]Indian English tocollectflowersbybreakingorcuttingtheirstems;pick Pulling
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: Hesaton thebed,idlyplucking(at)thestringsof hisguitar. Playing music
Idiomsplucksomethingout of the air pluck upyourcourage Phrasal verbpluck atsomething Examplesofpluckedplucked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This means more bass tones can beplucked. From theCambridge English Corpus Policy, like most things, is notpluckedfrom thin air but is the outcome of competing ideologies, values and interests. From theCambridge English Corpus This batpluckedthe fruits from the trees, and carried them to a feeding roost to eat. From theCambridge English Corpus This interactive evolution tool provides information about reverberation algorithms, synthesis of percussive sounds, and an analysis of thepluckedstiff string. From theCambridge English Corpus The accompaniment would not have been realised as presented here in score, but adapted to suit theplucked-string instruments used in performance. From theCambridge English Corpus Once again, however, the ideas are disembodied andpluckedfrom their historical context. From theCambridge English Corpus Hair from normal and striped regions of the coat waspluckedand compared. From theCambridge English Corpus According to the performer's interpretation, elements deemed to be contextually salient or expressive are 'plucked' from the texture, to be heard in relief. From theCambridge English Corpus Musical performance isn'tpluckedfrom the ether, it's worked on. From theCambridge English Corpus By contrast, the solos in the 1589 intermedi were predominantly accompanied bypluckedstrings. From theCambridge English Corpus Here was a sliver of time saved, protected,pluckedfrom the endless void of forgetting. From theCambridge English Corpus In pizzicato violin, strummed orpluckedguitar, and piano, the user is not in continuous contact with the primary resonator. From theCambridge English Corpus Physical modeling ofpluckedstring instruments with application to realtime sound synthesis. From theCambridge English Corpus Generally the singer demanded just one accompanist, who typically played apluckedinstrument. From theCambridge English Corpus The new sound material chosen by the teacher included bowed andpluckednotes played on violin and cello. 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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