Pick 音标拼音: [p'ɪk]
n . 精选,选择,掘,鹤嘴锄
vt . 摘,掘,凿,挖,挑选,挑剔
vi . 摘,掘,凿,挖
精选,选择,掘,鹤嘴锄摘,掘,凿,挖,挑选,挑剔摘,掘,凿,挖
pick 检料
pick 拾 捡
pick n 1 :
the person or thing chosen or selected ; "
he was my pick for mayor " [
synonym : {
choice }, {
pick }, {
selection }]
2 :
the quantity of a crop that is harvested ; "
he sent the first picking of berries to the market "; "
it was the biggest peach pick in years " [
synonym : {
picking }, {
pick }]
3 :
the best people or things in a group ; "
the cream of England '
s young men were killed in the Great War " [
synonym : {
cream },
{
pick }]
4 :
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving [
synonym : {
woof },
{
weft }, {
filling }, {
pick }]
5 :
a small thin device (
of metal or plastic or ivory )
used to pluck a stringed instrument [
synonym : {
pick }, {
plectrum },
{
plectron }]
6 :
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material ;
"
he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks "
7 :
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends ; "
they used picks and sledges to break the rocks " [
synonym : {
pick }, {
pickax }, {
pickaxe }]
8 :
a basketball maneuver ;
obstructing an opponent with one '
s body ; "
he was called for setting an illegal pick "
9 :
the act of choosing or selecting ; "
your choice of colors was unfortunate "; "
you can take your pick " [
synonym : {
choice },
{
selection }, {
option }, {
pick }]
v 1 :
select carefully from a group ; "
She finally picked her successor "; "
He picked his way carefully "
2 :
look for and gather ; "
pick mushrooms "; "
pick flowers " [
synonym :
{
pick }, {
pluck }, {
cull }]
3 :
harass with constant criticism ; "
Don '
t always pick on your little brother " [
synonym : {
blame }, {
find fault }, {
pick }]
4 :
provoke ; "
pick a fight or a quarrel "
5 :
remove in small bits ; "
pick meat from a bone "
6 :
remove unwanted substances from ,
such as feathers or pits ;
"
Clean the turkey " [
synonym : {
clean }, {
pick }]
7 :
pilfer or rob ; "
pick pockets "
8 :
pay for something ; "
pick up the tab "; "
pick up the burden of high -
interest mortgages "; "
foot the bill " [
synonym : {
foot },
{
pick }]
9 :
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion ; "
he plucked the strings of his mandolin " [
synonym : {
pluck }, {
plunk }, {
pick }]
10 :
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground ,
for example ; "
Pick open the ice " [
synonym : {
pick }, {
break up }]
11 :
hit lightly with a picking motion [
synonym : {
peck }, {
pick },
{
beak }]
12 :
eat intermittently ;
take small bites of ; "
He pieced at the sandwich all morning "; "
She never eats a full meal --
she just nibbles " [
synonym : {
nibble }, {
pick }, {
piece }]
Pick \
Pick \ (
p [
i ^]
k ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Picked } (
p [
i ^]
kt );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Picking }.] [
OE .
picken ,
pikken ,
to prick ,
peck ;
akin to Icel .
pikka ,
Sw .
picka ,
Dan .
pikke ,
D .
pikken ,
G .
picken ,
F .
piquer ,
W .
pigo .
Cf . {
Peck },
v ., {
Pike }, {
Pitch }
to throw .]
1 .
To throw ;
to pitch . [
Obs .]
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As high as I could pick my lance . --
Shak .
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2 .
To peck at ,
as a bird with its beak ;
to strike at with anything pointed ;
to act upon with a pointed instrument ;
to pierce ;
to prick ,
as with a pin .
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3 .
To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points ;
as ,
to pick matted wool ,
cotton ,
oakum ,
etc .
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4 .
To open (
a lock )
as by a wire .
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5 .
To pull apart or away ,
especially with the fingers ;
to pluck ;
to gather ,
as fruit from a tree ,
flowers from the stalk ,
feathers from a fowl ,
etc .
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6 .
To remove something from with a pointed instrument ,
with the fingers ,
or with the teeth ;
as ,
to pick the teeth ;
to pick a bone ;
to pick a goose ;
to pick a pocket .
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Did you pick Master Slender '
s purse ? --
Shak .
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He picks clean teeth ,
and ,
busy as he seems With an old tavern quill ,
is hungry yet . --
Cowper .
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7 .
To choose ;
to select ;
to separate as choice or desirable ;
to cull ;
as ,
to pick one '
s company ;
to pick one '
s way ; --
often with out . "
One man picked out of ten thousand ."
--
Shak .
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8 .
To take up ;
esp .,
to gather from here and there ;
to collect ;
to bring together ;
as ,
to pick rags ; --
often with up ;
as ,
to pick up a ball or stones ;
to pick up information .
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9 .
To trim . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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{
To pick at },
to tease or vex by pertinacious annoyance .
{
To pick a bone with }.
See under {
Bone }.
{
To pick a thank },
to curry favor . [
Obs .] --
Robynson (
More '
s Utopia ).
{
To pick off }.
(
a )
To pluck ;
to remove by picking .
(
b )
To shoot or bring down ,
one by one ;
as ,
sharpshooters pick off the enemy .
{
To pick out }.
(
a )
To mark out ;
to variegate ;
as ,
to pick out any dark stuff with lines or spots of bright colors .
(
b )
To select from a number or quantity .
{
To pick to pieces },
to pull apart piece by piece ;
hence [
Colloq .],
to analyze ;
esp .,
to criticize in detail .
{
To pick a quarrel },
to give occasion of quarrel intentionally .
{
To pick up }.
(
a )
To take up ,
as with the fingers .
(
b )
To get by repeated efforts ;
to gather here and there ;
as ,
to pick up a livelihood ;
to pick up news .
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Pick \
Pick \,
v .
i .
1 .
To eat slowly ,
sparingly ,
or by morsels ;
to nibble .
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Why stand '
st thou picking ?
Is thy palate sore ?
--
Dryden .
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2 .
To do anything nicely or carefully ,
or by attending to small things ;
to select something with care .
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3 .
To steal ;
to pilfer . "
To keep my hands from picking and stealing ." --
Book of Com .
Prayer .
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{
To pick up },
to improve by degrees ;
as ,
he is picking up in health or business . [
Colloq .
U .
S .]
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Pick \
Pick \,
n . [
F .
pic a pickax ,
a pick .
See {
Pick },
and cf .
{
Pike }.]
1 .
A sharp -
pointed tool for picking ; --
often used in composition ;
as ,
a toothpick ;
a picklock .
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2 . (
Mining &
Mech .)
A heavy iron tool ,
curved and sometimes pointed at both ends ,
wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle , --
used for digging ino the ground by quarrymen ,
roadmakers ,
etc .;
also ,
a pointed hammer used for dressing millstones .
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3 .
A pike or spike ;
the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler . [
Obs .] "
Take down my buckler . . .
and grind the pick on '
t ." --
Beau . &
Fl .
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4 .
Choice ;
right of selection ;
as ,
to have one '
s pick ;
in cat breeding ,
the owner of a stud gets the pick of the litter .
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France and Russia have the pick of our stables .
--
Ld .
Lytton .
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5 .
Hence :
That which would be picked or chosen first ;
the best ;
as ,
the pick of the flock .
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6 . (
Print .)
A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow of a letter ,
filling up its face ,
and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet . --
MacKellar .
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7 . (
Painting )
That which is picked in ,
as with a pointed pencil ,
to correct an unevenness in a picture .
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8 . (
Weaving )
The blow which drives the shuttle , --
the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute ;
hence ,
in describing the fineness of a fabric ,
a weft thread ;
as ,
so many picks to an inch .
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{
Pick dressing } (
Arch .),
in cut stonework ,
a facing made by a pointed tool ,
leaving the surface in little pits or depressions .
{
Pick hammer },
a pick with one end sharp and the other blunt ,
used by miners .
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327 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pick ":
abuse ,
accelerate ,
accost ,
accumulate ,
acquire ,
adz ,
aggravate ,
alternativity ,
amass ,
annoy ,
apprehend ,
arrest ,
assemble ,
ax ,
badger ,
bait ,
be at ,
beak ,
become acquainted with ,
bedevil ,
beset ,
best ,
bother ,
bread knife ,
bring in ,
bring together ,
bristle ,
browbeat ,
brown off ,
brush ,
bug ,
bully ,
bullyrag ,
bunt ,
burn up ,
bushwhacker ,
bust ,
butcher knife ,
buy ,
call for ,
carp at ,
carving knife ,
catch ,
champion ,
chaser ,
chisel ,
chivy ,
choice ,
choose ,
choose out ,
choosing ,
chosen ,
chuck ,
clean up ,
cleaver ,
clipper ,
clippers ,
co -
optation ,
co -
option ,
collar ,
collect ,
come by ,
come down with ,
contract ,
cream ,
criticize ,
crop ,
crop herbs ,
cull ,
cut ,
dab ,
dagger ,
decide between ,
decision ,
devil ,
dig ,
dig up ,
discern ,
discompose ,
discriminate ,
distemper ,
distinguish ,
disturb ,
dog ,
elect ,
election ,
elite ,
exasperate ,
excerpt ,
exclusive ,
exercise ,
extract ,
fash ,
fat ,
filling ,
fillip ,
find ,
first choice ,
flick ,
flip ,
flirt ,
flower ,
foment ,
free choice ,
free will ,
fret at ,
fuss at ,
gain ,
garner ,
gather ,
gather in ,
get ,
get better ,
get hold of ,
get in ,
get together ,
glean ,
go to get ,
gouge ,
grabble ,
graze ,
gripe ,
grub ,
grub up ,
hack ,
handpick ,
harass ,
harry ,
harvest ,
hassle ,
hatchet ,
hay ,
heckle ,
hector ,
heft ,
henpeck ,
hoe ,
hoist ,
hound ,
hunting knife ,
improve ,
incite ,
increase ,
initiate ,
intimidate ,
irk ,
irritate ,
jackknife ,
jest ,
kill ,
knife ,
lance ,
lancet ,
learn ,
letter -
opener ,
lift up ,
machete ,
make a comeback ,
make a selection ,
make headway ,
make out ,
make progress ,
mark ,
master ,
mattock ,
meet ,
miff ,
molest ,
mow ,
nab ,
nag ,
nag at ,
neaten ,
needle ,
nettle ,
nibble ,
nibble at ,
nick ,
niggle ,
nippers ,
nonesuch ,
nonpareil ,
nosh ,
nudzh ,
nut ,
obtain ,
opt for ,
optimum ,
option ,
paper cutter ,
paper knife ,
paragon ,
paring knife ,
pat ,
peck ,
peck at ,
peeve ,
penknife ,
perk up ,
persecute ,
pester ,
pick and choose ,
pick at ,
pick off ,
pick on ,
pick out ,
pick up ,
pickax ,
picked ,
pinch ,
pique ,
plague ,
plectron ,
plectrum ,
plowshare ,
pluck ,
pluck the beard ,
plunk ,
pother ,
prefer ,
preference ,
preoption ,
pride ,
prime ,
prize ,
provoke ,
pull in ,
purchase ,
queen ,
quintessence ,
raise up ,
rake up ,
rally ,
rap ,
razor ,
razor blade ,
reap ,
reap and carry ,
recognize ,
recoup ,
recover ,
ride ,
rile ,
roil ,
round up ,
ruffle ,
run in ,
saw knife ,
sax ,
scalpel ,
scare up ,
scissors ,
scoop ,
scrape together ,
scrape up ,
scraper ,
screen out ,
scuffle hoe ,
scythe ,
select ,
selected ,
selection ,
separate ,
settle on ,
settle upon ,
share ,
shears ,
sheath knife ,
shoot ,
shoot down ,
sickle ,
sidecutters ,
sift ,
sift out ,
single out ,
snack ,
snap ,
snips ,
sort out ,
spear ,
speed up ,
spokeshave ,
start ,
stir up ,
straighten out ,
straighten up ,
strum ,
superlative ,
surgical knife ,
sweep the strings ,
sword ,
table knife ,
take ,
take in ,
take into custody ,
take up ,
tap ,
taunt ,
tease ,
tell apart ,
the best ,
the best ever ,
the pick ,
the tops ,
the very best ,
thrum ,
tickle ,
tidy up ,
tip ,
top ,
torment ,
touch ,
try the patience ,
twang ,
tweak the nose ,
vex ,
volition ,
warp ,
wedge ,
weft ,
whisk ,
will ,
winnow ,
woof ,
work up ,
worry ,
yap at
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