pluck/plʌk/

vt

1. 拔(除)；摘(除)

• pluck one's eyebrows 拔眉毛

• pluck out a grey hair 拔出一根白头发

2. 拔…的毛(准备烹调)

• pluck a chicken 拔鸡毛

3. 文 摘(花)；采(果)

• pluck a rose from the garden 从花园里摘一朵玫瑰

• pluck an apple off the tree 从树上摘苹果

4. 弹，拨(乐器的弦)

5. 拖，拉，拽

• He plucked the papers out of his document pouch. 他从文件袋里抽出文件。

vi 拨弦，弹奏

pluck a pigeon 见pigeon pluck at (用手指快而不断地)扯动

• The little girl plucked at her mother's pants crying. 小女孩拽着妈妈的裤子在哭。

pluck down

1. 撕下；拉下

• They plucked the advertisements down from the board. 他们把布告栏里的广告撕下来。

2. 损毁(某人的)名誉

• He has been plucked down. 他的名誉已经被毁了。

pluck up

1. 拔除；摧毁

• pluck up the weeds from the garden 拔除花园里的杂草

2. 鼓起勇气

• He finally plucked up and told us the truth. 他最终鼓起勇气对我们道出了实情。