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picks

UK //pɪks//US //pɪks//

词源

源自中古英语 'piken',可能与古英语 'pician'(刺或戳)有关。

noun

❶ 挑选或选择的事物,通常指从多个选项中精心挑选出来的东西。

“These are my top picks for the best movies of the year.”

(这些是我今年最佳电影的首选。)

“The editor made her picks for the magazine cover.”

(编辑为杂志封面做出了她的选择。)

❶ 用于挖掘或拨动的小工具,如牙签或吉他拨片。

“He used a pick to clean his teeth.”

(他用牙签清洁牙齿。)

“The guitarist lost his pick during the concert.”

(吉他手在音乐会中弄丢了他的拨片。)

同义词:choices, selections, options

verb

❶ 选择或挑选,通常指从多个选项中做出决定。

“She picks the best apples from the tree.”

(她从树上挑选最好的苹果。)

“He picks his clothes carefully every morning.”

(他每天早上都仔细挑选衣服。)

❶ 用手指或工具拨动或挖掘某物。

“She picks at her food when she's not hungry.”

(她不饿时就会拨弄食物。)

“He picks the strings of his guitar gently.”

(他轻轻拨动吉他的琴弦。)

同义词:chooses, selects, plucks

常见短语

pick up — 拾起或学会某物,也可以指接某人或改善情况。

“Can you pick up the book from the floor?”

(你能从地板上把书捡起来吗?)

pick out — 从多个选项中挑选出特定的东西。

“She picked out a dress for the party.”

(她为派对挑选了一条裙子。)

pick on — 故意找某人的麻烦或欺负某人。

“The older kids always pick on him.”

(大孩子们总是欺负他。)