Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #7624
plucking
拔；扯；猛拉
plucking is the present participle of pluck.
to pull or twitch something sharply and quickly, especially to remove it
- 1.
To pull something sharply; to pull something out
猛拉；拔出
- 2.
To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
迅速带走或移走某人
- 3.
To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar.
拨动乐器的弦
- 4.
To remove feathers from (a bird).
拔鸟的羽毛
- 5.
To play a string instrument pizzicato.
用拨奏法演奏弦乐器
- 6.
To pull or twitch sharply.
猛拉或猛扯
- 7.
Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing.
冰川通过冻结和融化侵蚀岩石
拔（禽类）羽毛；褪毛；弹拨（琴弦）；拨弦演奏；迅速带走；使脱离；（冰川）拔蚀；侵蚀搬运；猛拉；拔出
In use
She plucked a ripe apple from the tree.
He plucked the guitar strings gently, producing a soft melody.
The chef plucked the chicken before roasting it.
pluck sth
直接接宾语，表示摘取、拔除。
She plucked a flower from the garden.
她从花园里摘了一朵花。
pluck sth from/off sth
指定来源，常与from或off连用。
He plucked a feather from the bird's wing.
他从鸟翅膀上拔下一根羽毛。
pluck at sth
后接at，表示反复轻拉或拨弄。
The child plucked at her mother's sleeve.
孩子拉着母亲的袖子。
Connections
Collocations
- pluck a string
- 拨弦
- She plucked a string on the guitar.她拨了一下吉他的琴弦。
- pluck a chicken
- 给鸡拔毛
- We spent the afternoon plucking chickens.我们花了一下午给鸡拔毛。
- pluck out
- 拔出
- He plucked out the gray hair.他拔掉了一根白头发。
- pluck at someone's sleeve
- 扯某人的袖子
- She plucked at his sleeve to get his attention.她扯了扯他的袖子以引起他的注意。
- pluck someone from obscurity
- 把某人从默默无闻中发掘出来
- The coach plucked the young player from obscurity.教练把这位年轻球员从默默无闻中发掘了出来。
- pluck a flower
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 pluck 记作“扑”的一下：拔毛、拔钉子、拨琴弦都是快速一抽或一勾的动作。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：cooking (preparing poultry)、music (playing stringed instruments)、literary or formal narrative pluck 的语域会随使用场景变化：在烹饪（给禽类拔毛）和音乐（拨弦）中比较常见，属于中性表达；在表示“迅速带走某人”或抽象、文学化的“拉、扯”时，通常多用于书面语或正式叙事，日常口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 pluck 押韵（重读元音 /ʌ/ 后跟 /k/）：luck、duck、truck、stuck、buck、chuck。注意拼写相似的 plume /pluːm/ 和 plough /plaʊ/ 并不与 pluck 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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