plucking
present participle ofpluck
| 单词 | plucking |
| 释义 | plucking present 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 Examplesofpluckingplucking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Pluckingis not permitted below the table height. From theCambridge English Corpus The latter allows some replacement of maintenance foliage, but the height of thepluckingtable will rise. From theCambridge English Corpus Clonal variations in the response of black tea quality due topluckingstandards. From theCambridge English Corpus Pluckingmay effectively erode the welljointed thick basalt bed, resulting in boulders the size of which depends on the bedding and joints of the basalts. From theCambridge English Corpus The changes in black leaf quality due to variations ofpluckingstandard and fermentation time. From theCambridge English Corpus This action normally takes place by bowing,plucking, blowing or striking. From theCambridge English Corpus The piece ends with acousticpluckingon the cello. From theCambridge English Corpus We consider that the second method is preferable, as this gives equal weight to allpluckingpoints. From theCambridge English Corpus Some dierences might be expected due to the unavoidable variability inherent in thepluckingprocess. From theCambridge English Corpus This involves breaking off the stump remaining afterplucking, if it is too long. From theCambridge English Corpus Without such support, they may be reduced toplucking'grains from grass ', as the book's title alludes. From theCambridge English Corpus Previous work has shown that predicted yields are sensitive to the harvest interval andpluckingstandard. From theCambridge English Corpus Of the remaining 20 seeds, 16 were dropped beneath the tree by birdspluckingthem from the pods. From theCambridge English Corpus Bowing generates a different pattern of amplitudes thanplucking, and the amplitudes of the higher harmonics are relatively greater at more intense excitation levels. From theCambridge English Corpus The method is rather laborious for day-to-day management of tea harvesting, but could be useful where a change inpluckingregime is to be made. 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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