plucking

英 [ˈplʌkɪŋ]

美 [ˈplʌkɪŋ]

v.  摘; 拔; 拔掉，退去(死禽的毛); 弹，弹拨(乐器的弦)
pluck的现在分词

现在分词：plucking　复数：pluckings　

COCA.40953

柯林斯词典

• VERB 采；摘
  If youplucka fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and pull it in order to remove it from its stalk where it is growing.
  1. I plucked a lemon from the tree...
     我从树上采了一个柠檬。
  2. He plucked a stalk of dried fennel.
     他摘掉了干茴香的梗。
• VERB 拔；拉；抽；扯
  If youplucksomethingfromsomewhere, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply from where it is.
  1. He plucked the cigarette from his mouth and tossed it out into the street...
     他从嘴里抽出香烟，把它扔到街上。
  2. He plucked the baby out of my arms...
     他从我怀里夺过宝宝。
  3. He plucks Brazil nuts off the ground and tosses them into the basket.
     他从地上抓起巴西坚果，扔到篮子里。
• VERB 弹，拨（乐器）
  If youplucka guitar or other musical instrument, you pull the strings with your fingers and let them go, so that they make a sound.
  1. Nell was plucking a harp.
     内尔在弹奏竖琴。
• VERB 拔除（鸡或其他死禽）的毛
  If youplucka chicken or other dead bird, you pull its feathers out to prepare it for cooking.
  1. She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken.
     她拔鸡毛时看上去很轻松。
• VERB （用镊子）拔，修（眉毛）
  If a womanpluckshereyebrows, she pulls out some of the hairs using tweezers.
  1. You've plucked your eyebrows at last!
     你终于修了眉毛！
• VERB 挖掘；使一跃成名
  If someone unknown is given an important job or role and quickly becomes famous because of it, you can say that theyhave been plucked fromobscurity orplucked froman unimportant position.
  1. She was plucked from the corps de ballet to take on Juliet...
     她从芭蕾舞团的伴舞队中被挖掘出来，担任朱丽叶这一角色。
  2. The agency plucked Naomi from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models.
     这个经纪公司挖掘了默默无闻的娜奥米，并把她打造成了世界顶尖模特。
• VERB 把…（从险境中）救起
  If someone is rescued from a dangerous situation, you can say that theyare plucked fromit orare plucked tosafety.
  1. A workman was plucked from the roof of a burning power station by a police helicopter...
     一名工人被警用直升机从着火电站的屋顶上救了出来。
  2. Ten fishermen were plucked to safety from life-rafts.
     10名渔夫从救生筏上被救到了安全处。
• N-UNCOUNT 勇气；胆量；决心
  If you say that someone haspluck, you mean that they show courage and determination when they are in a difficult or frightening situation.
  1. Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession.
     小公司的勇气和坚毅是出了名的，即使面对经济衰退也是如此。
• PHRASE 鼓起勇气
  If youpluck up the courage todo something that you feel nervous about, you make an effort to be brave enough to do it.
  1. It took me about two hours to pluck up courage to call.
     我用了大约2个小时才鼓起勇气打电话。
• PHRASE 脱口而出；随意说出
  If you say that someoneplucksa figure, name, or dateout of the air, you mean that they say it without thinking much about it before they speak.
  1. Is this just a figure she plucked out of the air?
     这是否仅仅是她随口说出的数字？

双语例句

• Finally, in the mirror I saw you plucking out a white hair from my head while parting my hair.
  你最后替我分头的时侯，我在镜中看见你替我拨了一根白发。
• We cannot wait for the fruit to ripen, but insist on plucking it while it is green.
  我们不能等果子成熟，只管把青色的果子采下来。
• Plucking whatever fruit I will.
  采摘自己喜爱的果实。
• The kitchen maid stopped plucking the chicken.
  厨娘也不收拾鸡了。
• These primates used their hands for plucking fruit and leaves.
  这些灵长类动物用前肢采摘水果和树叶。
• I have met those men plucking fruit, and among them several is university students.
  我遇见了采摘水果的那些人，他们中的几个是大学生。
• He could not bear the thought of plucking out one of the prince's eyes.
  一想到要把王子的一只眼睛啄出来，就让他受不了。
• You must be a mind-reader. I was just plucking up my courage to ask.
  你真能看透人的心。我正要鼓起勇气问这事呢。
• After coming back, I am thinking in a very long time, is this korea "while plucking apples" which I saw as a child?
  回来后，我很长一段时间都在想，这就是我小时候看到的“摘苹果的时候”的朝鲜吗？
• Nell was plucking a harp.
  内尔在弹奏竖琴。