take your pick (from/of sth)
固定口语说法,表示让对方从若干选项中任意选择;your 可随主语变化,如 take his pick、take your pick from these。
We have red, blue, and green; take your pick.
我们有红色、蓝色和绿色,你随便挑吧。
选择;选择权;被选中的人或物
picks — plural of pick
精华;最优秀的人或物;首选;镐;十字镐;拨片;琴拨;撬锁工具;开锁器;阔齿梳;发梳
a choice; the ability to choose; the person or thing chosen
用于挖掘的工具;镐
A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
被选中的人或物
the person or thing chosen or selected
用于修整磨石的尖锤
A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
收获的农作物产量
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
用于在没有原钥匙的情况下开锁的工具;开锁器
A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
群体中最优秀的人或物
the best people or things in a group
用于紧密卷曲头发的长而稀疏齿梳
A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
用于拨动吉他弦的工具;拨片
A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.
选择;选择的能力
A choice; ability to choose.
首先被挑选或选择的东西;最好的
That which would be picked or chosen first; the best.
屏幕
A screen.
一种进攻战术,球员站位以阻挡防守者接近队友
An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
拦截
An interception.
内野手的精彩防守
A good defensive play by an infielder.
牵制出局
A pickoff.
用尖物修正画面不平整之处
That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
驱动梭子的击打,用于计算织机速度(每分钟击打次数);描述织物的细密度时,指纬线
The blow that drives the shuttle, used in calculating the speed of a loom (in picks per minute); hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread.
She is the pick of the team.
她是队里的佼佼者。
用法提示:“pick”在此表示“最佳人选”,指团队中最优秀的人。
AI contextual example
His pick for the new manager surprised everyone.
他选的新经理人选让所有人惊讶。
用法提示:“pick”在此表示“选择”,指被选中的人或物。
AI contextual example
This year's apple pick was the largest in a decade.
今年的苹果收成是十年来最多的。
用法提示:“pick”在此表示“收成”,指采摘的作物总量。
AI contextual example
固定口语说法,表示让对方从若干选项中任意选择;your 可随主语变化,如 take his pick、take your pick from these。
We have red, blue, and green; take your pick.
我们有红色、蓝色和绿色,你随便挑吧。
后接名词或名词短语,指某一群体中最优秀的人或物,语气偏书面。
This market sells the pick of the local produce.
这个市场出售当地最优质的农产品。
表示某人选中的人或物,for 后接职位、角色或用途。
She is my pick for team captain.
她是我心中队长的人选。
choice 最通用,可指选择行为、选择机会或选出的对象;pick 较口语化,常用于 take your pick 等固定搭配。
selection 强调经过筛选的过程或结果,语体较正式;pick 更随意,侧重个人做出的选择。
preference 侧重个人喜好和偏向;pick 只表示选中,不一定体现强烈的喜欢。
favorite 感情色彩强,指最受喜爱的一个;pick 只表示被选中,未必是最喜欢的。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is pick of the bunch.
正确表达She is the pick of the bunch.
固定表达 the pick of ... 表示“……当中最优秀的那一个”,pick 在此特指群体中最好的一个,前面必须加定冠词 the,of 也不能省;汉语名词前没有冠词,学习者常直接写成 pick of。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are three pick to choose from.
正确表达There are three picks to choose from.
当 pick 表示“可选的人或东西”(the person or thing chosen)时是可数名词,数量超过一个必须用复数 picks;汉语名词不标复数,学习者容易漏掉词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He broke the lock by a pick.
正确表达He broke the lock with a pick.
表示“用某件工具”时英语用介词 with,而不用 by(by 用于交通或方式,如 by bus、by hand);汉语“用……”容易让学习者误选 by。
与 pick 的“精华;最优秀的人或物”义相对;worst 是 bad 的最高级,作名词时常加 the。
随你挑选
There are plenty of flavors—take your pick.
有很多口味——随你挑选。
一胎中最出色的一只;同类中的佼佼者
This puppy was the pick of the litter.
这只小狗是一窝里最出色的。
首选;优先选择权
She got first pick of the new books.
她可以优先挑选新书。
吉他拨片
He always carries a spare guitar pick in his pocket.
他口袋里总带着一个备用吉他拨片。
开锁工具;撬锁器
The detective used a lock pick to open the door.
侦探用开锁工具打开了门。
一群人中的佼佼者;最好的一个
Of all the applicants, she was the pick of the bunch.
在所有申请者中,她是最出色的。
随你挑;任选其一
You can have any color — take your pick.
你可以选任何颜色——随你挑。
Choose the next layer that will help you use picks with more confidence.
Recommended next
Preparing Confusing words
Complete this area with confusing words.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.