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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- pluck
[pl^k]
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1.
vt.
[+fruit]
[ flower]
[ leaf]
采摘
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2.
vt.
(seize) 扯
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3.
vt.
[+guitar]
[ strings]
拨
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4.
vt.
[+chicken]
[ turkey]
[ goose]
拔…的毛
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5.
vt.
[+eyebrows]
拔
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6.
noun
[u]
(courage) 勇气
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to be plucked from danger
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脱离危险
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to be plucked to safety
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转危为安
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to pluck up (the) courage (to do sth)
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鼓起勇气(做某事)
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- pluck
[plʌk]
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1.
vt.
摘；采；拔掉
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Oliver plucked a bottle of white wine from the rack in the fridge door.
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奥利弗从冰箱的架子上拿了一瓶白酒。
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2.
verb
拉；拽；扯
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She reached out and plucked a thread from the lapel of his coat.
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她伸出手去拉扯她大衣翻领上的一根线。
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3.
vt.
诈骗；欺诈
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She plucked the document deftly from his fingers.
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她轻巧的从他的手中骗到了文件。
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4.
vt.
对……漫天要价
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5.
vt.
[Music]
弹，拨
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One fan sang along and plucked at an imaginary guitar.
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有个歌迷装作弹吉他的样子边走边唱。
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He plucked the strings of his mandolin.
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他拨动曼陀林的琴弦。
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6.
vt.
拔去……的毛
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There's a stall selling chickens, all white and plucked with their heads cut off.
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那里有一个专卖鸡肉的摊位，所有的鸡都是乳白色拔光了毛的并且已经把头砍掉了。
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7.
vt.
拣选，挑选
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She spent the morning plucking blackberries.
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她一个上午都在拣选黑莓。
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8.
n.[u]
胆量；勇气
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The team were not short of pluck, but they failed to hold the match.
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这个队并不缺乏勇气，但是他们还是在输掉了比赛。
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9.
n.[c]
[Music]
一弹，一拨，一拉
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I could very faintly hear a pluck on the guitar strings.
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我能隐约听到一声吉他弦拨的声音。
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10.
n.[c]
拉；拽；扯
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He felt a pluck on the fishing line
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他感到鱼钩拉了一下。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- pluck
[pl^k]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to pull off (feathers, fruit, etc) from (a fowl, tree, etc)
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2.
vt.
[when intr, foll by at]
to pull or tug
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3.
vt.
[tr; foll by off, away, etc]
[Archaic]
to pull (something) forcibly or violently (from something or someone)
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to sound (the strings) of (a musical instrument) with the fingers, a plectrum, etc
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5.
vt.
another word for strip
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6.
vt.
[tr]
[tr]
[Slang]
to fleece or swindle
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7.
n
courage, usually in the face of difficulties or hardship
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8.
n
a sudden pull or tug
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9.
n
the heart, liver, and lungs, esp of an animal used for food
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10.
n
[Etymology]
Old English pluccian, plyccan; related to German pflücken
Examples
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to pluck up (the) courage (to do sth)
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鼓起勇气(做某事)
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I could very faintly hear a pluck on the guitar strings.
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我能隐约听到一声吉他弦拨的声音。
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拨弄琴弦
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pluck the strings of a fiddle
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放开胆子
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pluck up courage; stop being afraid
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抖起精神
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pluck up one's spirits
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鼓起勇气
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pluck up (or muster) one's courage
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揪花
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pluck flowers
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nciku Video Note
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采 [cǎi]
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摘 [zhāi]
Related video notes: 采、摘
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