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pick

verb
/pɪk/
/pɪk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pick
/pɪk/
/pɪk/
he / she / it picks
/pɪks/
/pɪks/
past simple picked
/pɪkt/
/pɪkt/
past participle picked
/pɪkt/
/pɪkt/
-ing form picking
/ˈpɪkɪŋ/
/ˈpɪkɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [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 choosechoose
    • select
    • pick
    • decide
    • opt
    • go for
    These words all mean to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available.
    • 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:
      • She picked the best cake for herself.她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。
    choose, select or pick?用 choose、select 还是 pick?Choose is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used without an object. When you select something, you choose it carefully, unless you actually say that it is selected randomly/​at random. Pick is a more informal word and often a less careful action, used especially when the choice being made is not very important.
    • 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。
    Patterns
    • 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
    see also hand-picked
    Extra Examples
    • Companies want to pick the best candidates for the job.公司想为这项工作挑选最好的候选人。
    • There are so many good ones it's hard to pick a favourite.有这么多好的,很难选出一个最喜欢的。
    • They picked Jane as the captain.他们选了简任队长。
    • She picked the best cake for herself.她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。
    • Have I picked a bad time to talk to you?我是不是挑了个不恰当的时间跟你谈话?
    Topics Preferences and decisionsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • at random
    • randomly
    • out
    preposition
    • as
    • for
    See full entry
  2. [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 Examples
    • They 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
    Topics Farmingb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryphrases
    • freshly picked
    See full entry
  3. [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。
  4. (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
  5. 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
  1. (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
  1. to choose only those things that you like or want very much挑拣;精挑细选
    • You have to take any job you can get—you can't pick and choose.你只能有什么工作就干什么,不能挑三拣四了。
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
pick somebody’s brains
  1. (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)
  1. 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。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
pick holes in something
  1. to find the weak points in something such as a plan, suggestion, etc.挑刺儿;挑毛病;找漏洞
    • It was easy to pick holes in his arguments.找他论据中的漏洞很容易。
pick a lock
  1. 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
  1. 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。
    related noun pickpocketTopics Crime and punishmentc2
pick/pull/tear somebody/something to pieces/shreds
  1. (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
  1. (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)
  1. (informal) to pay for something付账
    • The company picked up the tab for his hotel room.公司为他付旅馆费。
    • The government will continue to pick up college fees for some students.政府将继续替一些学生缴纳学费。
pick up the pieces
  1. to return or to help somebody return to a normal situation, particularly after a shock or a disaster(使)恢复;补救;收拾残局
    • You cannot live your children's lives for them; you can only be there to pick up the pieces when things go wrong.你不能替孩子过活,只能在出现问题时帮忙解决。
pick up speed
  1. to go faster加速
    • The train began to pick up speed.火车开始加速。
pick up the threads
  1. 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)
  1. to walk carefully, choosing the safest, driest, etc. place to put your feet择路而行;小心看着路行走
    • She picked her way delicately over the rough ground.她小心翼翼地在高低不平的地面上行走。
    • We picked our way carefully over the jagged rocks.我们在犬牙交错的岩石中小心翼翼地前行。
pick a winner
  1. 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。
  2. (informal) to make a very good choice挑选得当;选得很准Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
ripe for the picking
  1. 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。

pick

noun
/pɪk/
/pɪk/
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  1. [singular] (rather informal) an act of choosing something挑选;选择
    • Take your pick (= choose).自己选吧。
    • The winner gets first pick of the prizes.获胜者可先挑奖品。
    Extra Examples
    • Which do you want? Take your pick.你想要哪个?自己挑吧。
    • Red or green? Take your pick.红的还是绿的?自己选吧。
    • She had her pick of the young single men at the party.她在聚会上对年轻的单身男人有了自己的选择。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pick
    • have
    • take
    phrases
    • get first pick
    • take first pick
    See full entry
  2. [countable] (informal) a person or thing that is chosen选中的人(或物)
    • She was his pick for best actress.她是他选中的最佳女演员。
    Synonyms choicechoice
    • favourite
    • preference
    • selection
    • pick
    These are all words for a person or thing that is chosen, or that is liked more than others.
    • choice a person or thing that is chosen:
      • She’s the obvious choice for the job.她是这个职位当然的人选。
    • favourite/​favorite a person or thing that you like more than the others of the same type:
      • Which one’s your favourite?你最喜欢哪一个?
    • preference a thing that is liked better or best:
      • Tastes and preferences vary from individual to individual.人的爱好和选择各不相同。
    favourite or preference?用 favourite 还是 preference?Your favourites are the things you like best, and that you have, do, listen to, etc. often; your preferences are the things that you would rather have or do if you can choose.
    • selection a number of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group:
      • A selection of reader’s comments are published below.下面选登了部分读者评论。
    • pick (rather informal) a person or thing that is chosen:指入选者、选中的东西:
      • She was his pick for best actress.她是他认为最好的女演员。
    Patterns
    • somebody’s choice/​favourite/​pick for something
    • somebody’s choice/​selection/​pick as something
    • an obvious choice/​favourite/​selection
    • a(n) excellent/​good/​popular/​fine choice/​selection
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pick
    • have
    • take
    phrases
    • get first pick
    • take first pick
    See full entry
  3. [singular] the pick of something (rather informal) the best thing or things in a group精品;精华;最好的东西
    • We're reviewing the pick of this month's new books.我们正在做本月的精品新书评介。
    • I think we got the pick of the bunch (= the best in the group).我认为我们得到了其中的极品。
  4. (also pickaxe, North American English also pickax)
    [countable] a large heavy tool that has a curved metal bar with sharp ends fixed at the centre to a wooden handle. It is used for breaking rocks or hard ground.镐;尖嘴镐;鹤嘴锄
    • picks and shovels镐与平锹
  5. [countable] (informal) a plectrum (= a small piece of metal, plastic, etc. used for plucking the strings of a guitar or similar instrument)(弹拨琴弦用的)琴拨,拨子Topics Musicc2
  6. see also ice pick, toothpick
    Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 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’. noun sense 4 Middle English: variant of pike ‘weapon’.

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