Word · Frequency #25168
picker
挑选者；选择者
a person who chooses or selects someone or something
- 1.
Agent noun of pick; one who picks.
拾取者；挑选者。
- 2.
Any user interface control that selects something.
用户界面中用于选择的控件；选择器。
- 3.
A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fibre.
将纤维材料打散以松解和分离纤维的机器。
- 4.
The piece in a loom that strikes the end of the shuttle and impels it through the warp.
织机中撞击梭子并使其穿过经线的部件；投梭棒。
- 5.
A priming wire for cleaning the vent, in ordnance.
(火炮的)清理火门用的通针。
采摘者；采收者；拾取者；挑选者。；用户界面中用于选择的控件；选择器。；将纤维材料打散以松解和分离纤维的机器。；织机中撞击梭子并使其穿过经线的部件；投梭棒。
In use
The apple picker filled his basket before the sun got too hot.
Strawberry pickers are paid by the box they collect.
My uncle worked as a fruit picker for two seasons.
a picker of [things]
picker 表示“挑选者”时，常后接 of 加选择的对象。
He is a picker of winners.
他是一个善于选中获胜者的人。
[crop] picker
picker 表示“采摘者”时，常放在作物名称后构成复合词，如 cotton picker、grape picker。
The apple pickers worked from sunrise to sunset.
苹果采摘者从日出工作到日落。
Common mistakes
I picker the best one from the basket.I pick the best one from the basket.
Connections
Collocations
- fruit picker
- 水果采摘工
- The fruit pickers start work before dawn.水果采摘工在黎明前开始干活。
- cotton picker
- 采棉工
- He worked as a cotton picker in his youth.他年轻时做过采棉工。
- order picker
- 拣货员
- The order picker loaded the boxes onto a cart.拣货员把箱子装上推车。
- picker and packer
- 拣货包装工
- She was hired as a picker and packer at the warehouse.她被仓库雇为拣货包装工。
- cherry picker
- 挑肥拣瘦的人
- He is a cherry picker who only accepts easy jobs.他是个挑肥拣瘦的人，只接受轻松的工作。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：picker 就是 pick（摘/选）加 -er，像果园里采摘苹果的人，也像在店里挑来选去的顾客。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：shopping、farm work 通常为中性日常词，口语和一般书面语都可用。在购物场景里多指“挑选者”，在农业场景里多指“采摘者”。正式文体中较少单独用 picker 表示“选择者”，但“采摘者”的意思在农业报道等场合比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above share the spelling ending '-icker' and rhyme with 'picker' (short /ɪ/: /ˈpɪkər/). Be careful with lookalikes: 'piker' is /ˈpaɪkər/ and 'peeker' is /ˈpiːkər/, both with different vowel sounds.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.