Word · Frequency #18630
picking
选择；挑选
the act of choosing; selection
- 1.
A gathering to pick fruit.
采摘水果的集会。
- 2.
Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
他人选剩的物品；残羹剩饭。
- 3.
Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
收入或其他收益,尤其指以不道德或令人反感的方式获得的。
- 4.
Something picked or pulled out.
被挑选或拔出的东西。
- 5.
The act of making a choice; selection.
做出选择的行为；选择。
- 6.
The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
通过去除毛刺等对机织织物进行的最后整理。
- 7.
The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
去除电铸版上的缺陷。
- 8.
Dabbing in stoneworking.
石工中的轻涂(点涂)。
采摘；剩余物；残渣；外快；不义之财；拣出物；拔出物；织物除杂
In use
The picking of apples in the orchard is hard work.
She has a good eye for the picking of ripe strawberries.
The workers were paid by the basket for their cotton picking.
the picking of sth
the picking of sth 表示采摘或采集某物的动作，picking 是不可数名词；也可表示挑选、选择。
The picking of berries took the whole afternoon.
采摘浆果花了整个下午。
pickings from sth
pickings 常用复数，指别人挑完后剩下来的东西、残渣或残余利益。
The pickings from the old warehouse were not worth much.
旧仓库里挑剩下的东西不值什么钱。
pickings for sb
pickings 也可指收入或利益，常暗示这些收益来路不太正当或令人反感。
Connections
Collocations
- picking and choosing
- 挑三拣四；精挑细选
- Stop picking and choosing and just decide.别再挑三拣四了，赶紧决定吧。
- slim pickings
- 微薄的收获；寥寥无几的选择
- There were slim pickings at the flea market today.今天跳蚤市场上没什么好东西。
- easy pickings
- 轻而易举的收获；容易得手的目标
- The unguarded orchard was easy pickings for the thieves.无人看守的果园是小偷容易得手的目标。
- rich pickings
- 丰厚的收益；丰富的外快
- Freelance designers found rich pickings in the startup boom.在创业热潮中，自由设计师们赚得盆满钵满。
- cherry picking
- 挑肥拣瘦；只挑最好的
- The committee was accused of cherry picking the data to support its claim.该委员会被指责只挑选数据来支持其说法。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象小鸟在地上pick（啄）食后的残渣，剩下的零星碎屑就是picking：挑剩的、捡漏所得。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：news reporting、casual conversation、business dealings picking 作此义时通常用复数 pickings，多用于非正式场合（如新闻报道、日常交谈），表示“收益、油水”，常含贬义或投机意味。
Grammar Note
作为名词时，通常不可数，表示采摘的行为或收获量。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 picking 严格押韵的有 kicking、licking、ticking、clicking，重音都在第一个音节，且以 /kɪŋ/ 结尾。注意 sing、thing 拼写以 -ing 结尾，发音也含 /ɪŋ/，但它们与 picking 不构成严格押韵（picking 重音在首音节 /pɪk/，而 sing、thing 是单音节）。另注意拼写相似的 peeking /ˈpiːkɪŋ/ 与 picking 元音不同（i 读 /ɪ/，ee 读 /iː/）。
Learn the forms together
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