Word · Frequency #664
picking
选择;挑选
picking is the present participle of pick.
To choose or select from a number of options, especially carefully.
- 1.
To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
用手指或指甲抓住并拉扯
- 2.
To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
采摘水果或蔬菜以供食用;将整株植物从地里拔起
- 3.
To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
用手指拨开或拉开
- 4.
To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
拾起;尤其是从各处收集;聚集
- 5.
To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.
用尖锐工具、手指或牙齿从某处移除某物
- 6.
To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.
从一组选项中决定;选择
- 7.
To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises.
寻找机会挑起争斗或争吵
- 8.
To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.
通过观察投球手投球时手臂和手的位置来识别球的类型
- 9.
To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
拨动乐器的弦或演奏此类乐器
- 10.
To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.
用铁丝、开锁器等打开锁
- 11.
To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
慢慢地、节制地或一点一点地吃;啃食
- 12.
To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
谨慎或仔细地做某事;精心选择某物
- 13.
To steal; to pilfer.
偷窃;小偷小摸
- 14.
To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.
用尖锐物分开或打开
- 15.
To screen.
筛选
采摘;摘掉;拔掉;剔除;拾起;收集;找茬;寻衅;弹拨;拨弦
In use
I need to pick a gift for my friend.
She picked the red dress for the party.
They are picking the best candidate for the job.
Verb forms
base pick · third person picks · -ing picking · past picked · past participle picked
注意:pick作动词时,常见用法包括采摘、挑选、捡起等,过去式和过去分词均为picked。
Connections
Collocations
- pick up the tab
- 付账
- He offered to pick up the tab for dinner.他主动提出为晚餐付账。
- pick out a dress
- 挑选裙子
- She spent an hour picking out a dress for the party.她花了一个小时为派对挑选裙子。
- pick on someone
- 欺负某人;找碴
- Why do you always pick on me?你为什么总找我的碴?
- pick at one's food
- 挑食;小口吃
- The child just picked at his food and didn't eat much.那个孩子只是挑挑拣拣地吃,没吃多少。
- pick a fight
- 找茬打架;挑衅
- He was drunk and tried to pick a fight with anyone nearby.他喝醉了,试图跟附近的人找茬打架。
- pick apples
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把“pick”想象成“匹克”,从一群马里“挑选”最优秀的那一匹。
Context & Register
挑选(pick)通常用于需要仔细选择的情境,如挑选商品、人选或选项。语域中性,适用于日常对话和正式场合。注意:实际使用中多指从一组中仔细选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所有单词都包含'ick'结尾且发音为/ɪk/,与pick押韵。注意拼写相似但发音不同的单词如'peak' (/piːk/) 和 'pike' (/paɪk/)。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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