一、详细释义:
n.
选择
例句:
He was handed a list and told he could take his pick of the drinks available.
有人递给他一张单子,告诉他可以任意挑选这儿有的饮料。
例句:
The green grocer told me to take my pick of the apples. So I chose the big, ripe ones.
食品店主人告诉我苹果可以挑选,所以我挑了几个又大又熟的。
鹤嘴锄;镐
例句:
When I ordered him to work, he rushed at me with his pick.
我命令他做工作,他就拿一张鹤嘴锄向我冲上来。
例句:
So they got a crippled pick and a shovel, and set out on their three-mile tramp.
于是,他们就找到一把不大好使的镐和一把铁锹,踏上了三英里的路程。
收获
例句:
It was the biggest peach pick in years.
这次摘的桃子是今年收获量最大的一次。
精华
例句:
Tonight we'll bring you the pick of today's games.
今晚我们将带给你们今天比赛的精华部分。
v.
挑选;精选 [I,T]
例句:
We must pick the best seeds.
我们必须挑选最好的种子。
例句:
You pick the restaurant this time.
这回你来挑选餐厅吧。
采摘;拾取 [I,T]
例句:
Don' t pick off any of these flowers
这些花一朵也不要采摘。
例句:
You should not pick any of the flowers in the park.
你不应该采摘这个公园里的任何一朵花。
扒;剔;挖;掘 [I,T]
例句:
Don't pick your nose in front of me.
别在我面前挖鼻孔。
例句:
The tiger needs a toothpick to pick his teeth.
这只老虎需要一根牙签来剔他的牙齿。
挑剔 [I,T]
例句:
Don't always pick on everything I did.
不要总是挑剔我做的每件事。
例句:
Do not pick and choose your food.
不要挑剔你的食物。
二、词义辨析:
choose,select,elect,pick,prefer,opt
这些动词均含有“选择”之意。choose普通用词,侧重根据个人意愿和判断从众多的对象中进行选择,着重被选者的优点。select书面用词,具有庄严、正式的感情色彩。强调精选。elect指按照一定的规章或法律,用投票等方式进行的认真慎重的选择。 pick口语用词,多指从个人角度仔细挑选,也含任意挑选之意。prefer强调个人偏爱,不一定有选择的行动。opt多指在几种可能性之间进行选择。
三、相关短语:
pick apart
v.把...撕碎吹毛求疵,挑毛病
pick at
啄,腐蚀;拉,扯;找岔子,挑剔;少量地吃,小口地吃
pick off
摘下,摘掉;有选择地击落
pick out
PHR.V.1.精心挑选2.认出来,辨别出3.(不用乐谱)慢慢地弹奏(乐曲)4.(经仔细研究)找出,认识到5.使显著,使容易看见(或听见)