pick
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they pick | |
| he / she / it picks | |
| past simple picked | |
| past participle picked | |
| -ing form picking |
- [transitive] (rather informal)
to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things 选择；挑选 - pick somebody/something
Pick a number from one to twenty. 从一至二十中挑选一个数。 They are picking the final team this weekend. 他们将在本周末选出最后一支队伍。 It's time to pick a side (= decide who you support). 该选一方了。 He picked his words carefully. 他用词细心谨慎。 At the beach we picked a spot to sit down. 在海滩上，我们选了一个地方坐下。 - pick somebody/something to do something
He has been picked to play in this week's game. 他已入选参加本周的比赛。 - pick somebody/something for something
Have you been picked for the team? 你被选入队中了吗？ - pick somebody/something as something
It was picked as the best film in the competition. 它被选为比赛中的最佳影片。
Synonyms choosechoosesee also hand-picked- select
- pick
- decide
- opt
- go for
- choose to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available:
You choose—I can’t decide. 你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
- select [often passive] to choose somebody/something, usually carefully, from a group of people or things:
He was selected for the team. 他已入选进队了。 a randomly selected sample of 23 schools 随机抽选的 23 所学校
- pick (rather informal
) to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things: 指选择、挑选：
choose, select or pick? 用 choose、select 还是 pick？ - decide to choose between two or more possibilities:
We’re still trying to decide on a venue. 我们仍在想法确定地点。
- opt to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action:
After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。 After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike. 经过反复考虑，我决定不买摩托车。
- go for something (rather informal
) to choose something: 指选择某物： I think I’ll go for the fruit salad. 我想要水果色拉。
- to choose/decide between A and/or B
- to choose/select/pick A from B
- to opt/go for somebody/something
- to choose/decide/opt to do something
- to choose/select/pick somebody/something carefully/at random
- randomly chosen/selected/picked
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsa2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- at random
- randomly
- out
- …
- as
- for
- pick somebody/something
- [transitive] pick something
to take flowers, fruit, etc. from the plant or the tree where they are growing 采；摘 to pick grapes/strawberries/cotton 摘葡萄；摘草莓；采棉花 flowers freshly picked from the garden 刚从花园采的鲜花 The common was a great place to go blackberry picking. 公共场所是采摘黑莓的好地方。
Extra ExamplesTopics Farmingb1They picked some flowers and arranged them into a beautiful bouquet. 他们采了些花，做成了一个漂亮的花束。 freshly picked strawberries 新采的草莓
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryphrases- freshly picked
- [transitive]
to pull or remove something or small pieces of something from something else, especially with your fingers （用手指）摘掉，剔除，掐去 - pick something + adv./prep.
She picked bits of fluff from his sweater. 她摘掉他毛衣上的绒毛。 He picked the nuts off the top of the cake. 他把蛋糕上面的果仁拿掉。 Names were picked at random out of a hat. 名字随机从一顶帽子中选出。 - pick something
to pick your nose (= put your finger inside your nose to remove dried mucus) 抠鼻子 to pick your teeth (= use a small sharp piece of wood or plastice to remove pieces of food from your teeth) 剔牙 - pick something + adj.
The dogs picked the bones clean (= ate all the meat from the bones). 狗把骨头啃得干干净净。
- pick something + adv./prep.
- (North American English) (also pluck British and North American English)[intransitive, transitive] pick (something)
to play a musical instrument, especially a guitar, by pulling the strings with your fingers 付账
Word Originverb Middle English (earlier as pike, which continues in dialect use): of unknown origin. Compare with Dutch pikken ‘pick, peck’, and German picken ‘peck, puncture’, also with French piquer ‘to prick’.
Idioms
have a bone to pick with somebody
- (informal)
to be angry with somebody about something and want to discuss it with them 对某人生气，想与之解决；有理由反对（或恼恨）某人
pick and choose
to choose only those things that you like or want very much 挑拣；精挑细选
pick somebody’s brains
- (informal)
to ask somebody a lot of questions about something because they know more about the subject than you do 讨教；请教；不断地问（以向别人学习） I need to pick your brains: what can you tell me about credit unions? 我向您请教一下：您能告诉我信用合作社是怎么回事吗？
pick a fight/quarrel (with somebody)
to deliberately start a fight or an argument with somebody 找茬儿；找麻烦；挑衅 He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path. 他喝得太多了，准备和任何与他相遇的人打一架。 She tried to pick a quarrel with me. 她试图找我吵架。
pick holes in something
pick a lock
to open a lock without a key, using something such as a piece of wire （用铁丝等）捅开锁 The burglars must have picked the lock on the back door. 窃贼一定是撬开了后门的锁。
pick somebody’s pocket
to steal something from somebody’s pocket without them noticing 扒窃；掏包儿 The back pocket on a pair of jeans is the easiest one to pick. 牛仔裤的后口袋是最容易挑选的。
pick/pull/tear somebody/something to pieces/shreds
- (informal)
to criticize somebody, or their work or ideas, very severely 严厉斥责；痛斥；批评得体无完肤
pick/pull/tear somebody/something to pieces/shreds
- (informal)
to criticize somebody, or their work or ideas, very severely 严厉斥责；痛斥；批评得体无完肤 Their case was torn to shreds by the defence lawyer. 他们的论据被辩护律师驳得体无完肤。
pick up the bill, tab, etc. (for something)
pick up the pieces
pick up speed
to go faster 加速 The train began to pick up speed. 火车开始加速。
pick up the threads
to return to an earlier situation or way of life after a period doing something else 恢复原状
pick your way (across, along, among, over, through something)
pick a winner
to choose a horse, etc. that you think is most likely to win a race 认定胜利者（如赛马中） He's very good at picking winners. 他很善于预测比赛的优胜者。
- (informal)
to make a very good choice 挑选得当；选得很准
ripe for the picking
offering somebody an ideal opportunity to gain an advantage 加速 This is an opportunity ripe for the picking. 这是一个时机成熟的选择。 The Raiders' defense is ripe for the picking. 突袭机的防守时机已经成熟。