| 单词 | pluck |
| 释义 | pluck (plʌk ) Word forms: plucks , plucking , plucked 1. verb 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. [written] I plucked a lemon from the tree. [VERB noun + from] He plucked a stalk of dried fennel. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pull out or off, pick, draw, collect 2. verb If you pluck something from somewhere, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply from where it is. [written] Jill rose, plucking bits of straw from her clothes. [VERB noun from noun] He plucked the baby out of my arms. [V n out of n] I plucked off a little crunchy chunk of meat. [V n + off] 3. verb 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. Nell was plucking a harp. [VERB noun] Synonyms: strum, pick, finger, twang 4. verb If you pluck a chicken or other dead bird, you pull its feathers out to prepare it for cooking. She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken. [VERB noun] 5. verb If you pluck your eyebrows, you pull out some of the hairs using tweezers. You've plucked your eyebrows at last! [VERB noun] 6. verb [usually passive] 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. [written] She was plucked from the corps de ballet to take on Juliet. [be VERB-ed + from] The agency plucked her from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models. [VERB noun + from] 7. verb [usually passive] If someone is rescued from a dangerous situation, you can say that they are plucked from it or are plucked to safety. A workman was plucked from the roof of a burning power station by a police helicopter. [be VERB-ed + from] Ten fishermen were plucked to safety from life-rafts. [be VERB-ed + to] 8. uncountable noun If you say that someone has pluck, you mean that they show courage and determination when they are in a difficult or frightening situation. [approval] Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession. Synonyms: courage, nerve, heart, spirit 9. to pluck up the courage phrase 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. It took me about two hours to pluck up courage to call. 10. pluck sth out of the air phrase 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. Is this just a figure she plucked out of the air? Phrasal verbs: pluck at phrasal verb If you pluck at something, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply but gently. The boy plucked at Adam's sleeve. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: pluck a string Normally, some players would pluck the string very lightly to create a very quiet sound. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The player must be careful not to pluck the string at another node (nearer the bridge) otherwise the harmonic will not sound. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A properly voiced plectrum will pluck the string in a way that produces good musical tone and matches well in loudness with all of the other strings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I made a video of him where he's plucking the strings. The Sun Lying my head on the pedal of the piano at home, plucking the strings and just listening to it resonate. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 采摘 Japanese: 摘む |
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