基本释义
- n.
- 勇气，精神; 内脏; 快而猛的拉; 〈俚〉不及格
- vt.
- 采，摘; 拔掉; 鼓起（勇气等）; 弹（乐器）
- vi.
- 拉，拽
实用例句
She plucked out a grey hair.
她拔掉了一根灰白头发。
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expertly plucked eyebrows
拔得精巧的眉毛
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to pluck the strings of a violin
弹拨小提琴的弦
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He took the guitar and plucked at the strings.
他拿起吉他拨动起琴弦来。
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Police plucked a drowning girl from the river yesterday.
昨天警方从河里救起了一名溺水少女。
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Survivors of the wreck were plucked to safety by a helicopter.
沉船的幸存者被直升机营救脱险。
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She was plucked from obscurity to instant stardom.
她从默默无闻中得到提携，转瞬成为明星。
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He plucked the wallet from the man's grasp.
他抢走了那个男人紧抓着的钱包。
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I plucked an orange from the tree.
我从树上摘了一个橙子。
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I just plucked a figure out of the air and said : ‘Would £1 000 seem reasonable to you? ’
我随口说出一个数字问道：“你看1 000英镑合适吗？”
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I finally plucked up the courage to ask her for a date.
我终于鼓起勇气约她出去。
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The child kept plucking at his mother's sleeve.
小孩不停地拉扯着他妈妈的衣袖。
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(figurative)The wind plucked at my jacket.
风不时地吹动着我的上衣。
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It takes a lot of pluck to do what she did.
她这么做需要很大的胆量。
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I plucked a lemon from the tree...
我从树上采了一个柠檬。
He plucked a stalk of dried fennel.
他摘掉了干茴香的梗。
He plucked the cigarette from his mouth and tossed it out into the street...
他从嘴里抽出香烟，把它扔到街上。
He plucked the baby out of my arms...
他从我怀里夺过宝宝。
Nell was plucking a harp.
内尔在弹奏竖琴。
She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken.
她拔鸡毛时看上去很轻松。
You've plucked your eyebrows at last!
你终于修了眉毛！
She was plucked from the corps de ballet to take on Juliet...
她从芭蕾舞团的伴舞队中被挖掘出来，担任朱丽叶这一角色。
The agency plucked Naomi from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models.
这个经纪公司挖掘了默默无闻的娜奥米，并把她打造成了世界顶尖模特。
A workman was plucked from the roof of a burning power station by a police helicopter...
一名工人被警用直升机从着火电站的屋顶上救了出来。
Ten fishermen were plucked to safety from life-rafts.
10名渔夫从救生筏上被救到了安全处。
Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession.
小公司的勇气和坚毅是出了名的，即使面对经济衰退也是如此。
It took me about two hours to pluck up courage to call.
我用了大约2个小时才鼓起勇气打电话。
Is this just a figure she plucked out of the air?
这是否仅仅是她随口说出的数字？
英英释义
1. the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
2. the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
1. pull or pull out sharply;
"pluck the flowers off the bush"
2. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
3. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
4. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion;
"he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
5. strip of feathers;
"pull a chicken"
"pluck the capon"
6. look for and gather;
"pick mushrooms"
"pick flowers"