Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense plucks, present participle plucking, past tense, past participle plucked
1VERB 采;摘 If you pluck a fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and pull it in order to remove it from its stalk where it is growing. 采;摘 [written]
I plucked a lemon from the tree. [VERB noun + from]
3VERB 弹,拨(乐器) If you pluck a guitar or other musical instrument, you pull the strings with your fingers and let them go, so that they make a sound. 弹,拨(乐器)
4VERB 拔除(鸡或其他死禽)的毛 If you pluck a chicken or other dead bird, you pull its feathers out to prepare it for cooking. 拔除(鸡或其他死禽)的毛
She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken. [VERB noun]
她拔鸡毛时看上去很轻松。
5VERB (用镊子)拔,修(眉毛) If a woman plucks her eyebrows, she pulls out some of the hairs using tweezers. (用镊子)拔,修(眉毛)
You've plucked your eyebrows at last! [VERB noun]
你终于修了眉毛!
6VERB [usually passive]挖掘;使一跃成名 If someone unknown is given an important job or role and quickly becomes famous because of it, you can say that they have been plucked from obscurity or plucked from an unimportant position. 挖掘;使一跃成名 [written]
She was plucked from the corps de ballet to take on Juliet. [beVERB-ed + from]
她从芭蕾舞团的伴舞队中被挖掘出来,担任朱丽叶这一角色。
The agency plucked Naomi from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models. [VERB noun + from]
这个经纪公司挖掘了默默无闻的娜奥米,并把她打造成了世界顶尖模特。
7VERB [usually passive]把…(从险境中)救起 If someone is rescued from a dangerous situation, you can say that they are plucked from it or are plucked to safety. 把…(从险境中)救起
A workman was plucked from the roof of a burning power station by a police helicopter. [beVERB-ed + from]
一名工人被警用直升机从着火电站的屋顶上救了出来。
Ten fishermen were plucked to safety from life-rafts. [beVERB-ed + to]
10名渔夫从救生筏上被救到了安全处。
8N-UNCOUNT 勇气;胆量;决心 If you say that someone has pluck, you mean that they show courage and determination when they are in a difficult or frightening situation. 勇气;胆量;决心 [approval]
Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession.
9PHRASE 鼓起勇气 If you pluck up the courage to do something that you feel nervous about, you make an effort to be brave enough to do it. 鼓起勇气
It took me about two hours to pluck up courage to call.
我用了大约2个小时才鼓起勇气打电话。
10PHRASE 脱口而出;随意说出 If you say that someone plucks a figure, name, or date out of the air, you mean that they say it without thinking much about it before they speak. 脱口而出;随意说出