pluck
verb
noun
plʌk
verb
1
PULL STH
拉某物
to
pull
something
quickly
in
order
to
remove
it
[书面] 揪，扯，拉
T | written
pluck
sth
from/off
etc
sth
He
plucked
a
couple
of
plastic
bags
from
the
roll.
他从那一卷里面扯下几个塑料袋。
Reaching
up,
she
plucked
an
apple
off
the
tree.
她往上够了够，从树上摘下一个苹果。
2
pluck your eyebrows
to
make
your
EYEBROWS
the
shape
you
want,
by
pulling
out
some
of
the
hairs
修拔眉毛
3
TAKE SB/STH AWAY
带走某人/某物
to
take
someone
away
from
a
place
or
situation
that
is
dangerous
or
unpleasant
in
a
quick
and
unexpected
way
解救，拯救
T always + adv/prep
pluck
sb/sth
from/out
of
sth
Some
refugee
children
were
plucked
out
of
the
country
in
a
number
of
mercy
missions.
在一些救助行动中有些儿童难民被拯救出那个国家。
She
was
plucked
from
obscurity
(=made
suddenly
famous)
by
a
Hollywood
film
producer.
她被一位好莱坞电影制片人发掘而一举成名。
Three
survivors
were
plucked
to
safety
after
being
in
the
sea
for
7
hours.
在海上漂浮了 7 小时后，3 名幸存者获救。
4
CHICKEN
鸡
to
pull
the
feathers
off
a
dead
chicken
or
other
bird
before
cooking
it
拔 （退 ）去〔死鸡或其他禽类〕的毛〔准备烹调〕
T
5
pluck up (the) courage (to do sth)
to
force
yourself
to
be
brave
and
do
something
you
are
afraid
of
doing
鼓起勇气（做某事），振作精神（做某事）
He
finally
plucked
up
enough
courage
to
ask
her
out.
他终于鼓起勇气约她出去。
6
MUSIC
音乐
to
pull
the
strings
of
a
musical
instrument
拨（弦），弹奏
I,T
[+
at
]
Someone
was
plucking
at
the
strings
of
an
old
guitar.
有人在拨弄一把旧吉他的琴弦。
7
pluck sth out of the air pluck something out of thin air
also
又作
to
say
or
suggest
a
number,
name
etc
that
you
have
just
thought
of,
without
thinking
about
it
carefully
随口说出〔一个数字、名字等〕
I’m
plucking
a
figure
out
of
the
air
here,
but
let’s
say
it’ll
cost
about
$15,000.
我只是随口说一个数字，比如说这要大约 15,000 美元。
8
to
pull
something
quickly
several
times
with
your
fingers,
especially
because
you
are
nervous
or
to
attract
attention
〔用手指〕猛揪 （拉，扯 ）
Kitty’s
hands
plucked
at
her
black
cotton
skirt.
姬蒂扯了扯自己的黑色棉裙。
The
little
boy
plucked
at
her
sleeve.
小男孩不停地拉她的袖子。
noun
9
courage
and
determination
[过时] 勇气，果敢
It
takes
a
lot
of
pluck
to
stand
up
to
a
bully.
不向恃强凌弱者屈服需要很大勇气。