英语词汇“to pick off”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. transitive. To detach or remove by picking; to pluck off. Also figurative.

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the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > remove or take away > by plucking or picking

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to pick offc1400

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1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. B2 After hee had spit on his finger, and pickt off two or three moats of his olde moth eaten veluet cap.

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. v. 116 All her louely fellowes busied were In picking off the Iems from Tellus haire.

1678 E. Ravenscroft Eng. Lawyer i. 13 (stage direct.) Trico, all the while he talks, is brushing his Masters cloaths, and picking the lint off.

1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 19 These..just pick'd off from a Taylor's Shop-board.

1723 J. Nott Cook's & Confectioner's Dict. sig. T4 Gather your Mulberries when they are thorough ripe, pick off the Stalks, and press out the Juice.

1794 J. MacPhail Treat. Culture Cucumber 155 I..picked off several of the showing and set fruit where they were too thick.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. iii. 64 They [sc. carrion-feeding hawks] attempt also, together with the Chimango, to pick off the scabs from the sore backs of the horses and mules.

1861 Amer. Agriculturist July 195/2 Pick off melons, tomatoes, etc., which set too late to ripen. Those left will be all the better.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 588 When the scales are picked off, the apertures of the hair-sacs are seen to be dilated.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 236/1 Some machines are provided with an endless felt which presses against the wire to pick off the paper and carry it through the first press.

1993 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 16 Dec. 33/3 A contraption..called a ‘cootie catcher’, with which one could pick off invisible cooties from the infected person.

2001 P. Ball Bright Earth iv. 108 The plant had to be dug up and the resinous crust of insects picked off by hand; the plant was then replaced in the soil.

β. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 1466 (MED) Pyes and papejayes..prudly hade piked of pomgarnades.a1450 Castle Perseverance (1969) l. 804 He spekyth as it were a holy pope. Goo, felaw, and pyke of þo lys Þat crepe þer upon þi cope!1897 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 23 Oct. Pike thi slubs off if tha's nowght else to do.

2. transitive. Originally Military. To select and eliminate (a member of a group), esp. by shooting carefully from a distance; to aim at and shoot one by one without haste; to eliminate members of (a group) one by one. Also figurative.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > fire (a gun) [verb (transitive)] > shoot (a person or thing)

shoot1617

to bird off1688

to knock downa1744

to pick off1745

pop1762

drill1808

plug1833

perforate1838

slap1842

stop1845

pot1860

spot1882

plunk1888

pip1900

souvenir1915

poop1917

spray1922

smoke1926

zap1942

crack1943

pot-shoot1969

1745 N.Y. Weekly Post-boy 5 Aug. Our Troops..being generally good Mark's Men, pick'd off the Enemy with their Small Arms from their Walls.

1759 Edinb. Chron. 13–15 Oct. 103/2 [He] had also taken possession of Fort or Point Levee, with the loss of only a few men picked off by the Indians in their march.

1769 A. Adams Conc., Hist. View Perils Planting & Progressive Improvem. New-Eng. 35 Several other places had their inhabitants picked off, by parties of Indians, dispersed all over the frontiers.

1810 Vandeleur's Lett. 1 Nov. (1894) 17 Our men are capital shots. I could see them pick the fellows off one at a time just as day began to appear.

1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 316 The corps of political riflemen..employed in picking off place after place, however important or serviceable.

1895 New Rev. July 7 ‘There's a moon out.’ ‘The better for us to pick 'em off, Dan,’ I returned, laughing at him.

1933 R. C. Hutchinson Unforgotten Prisoner iv. 82 A few more frantic men..would be picked off, most of them by the machine-gun.

1971 Scope (S. Afr.) 19 Mar. 22/4 Egyptian snipers climbed into tall eucalyptus trees and succeeded in picking off a number of Israelis.

2000 I. Pattison Stranger here Myself (2001) ii. 70 Their checked tweed coats..provided excellent targets. Blam! I could pick off a Christian, especially an arthritic one, quite deftly.

3. transitive. Baseball. To put out (a runner who has moved too far from base) by throwing the ball to that base.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > play baseball [verb (transitive)] > put out > a runner

peg1862

nip1868

to throw out1876

nail1888

to pick off1888

tag1907

1888 Press (N.Y.) 21 Apr. 3/1 Tom Deasley picked off two men at third and nipped two at second.

1906 Washington Post 13 Apr. 9/1 O'Hara's grounder got by Cross at the opening of the game, but the Oriole was picked off at second on Hall's bunt to McCoy.

1948 Sun (Baltimore) 1 Dec. 17/4 The play in question came when Bobby Feller, Cleveland pitcher, whirled and threw to Manager Lou Boudreau in an effort to pick off Masi, Boston catcher.

1992 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 23 July c1/1 Pat Listach, trying to steal second, was picked off to end the inning.

4. transitive. Football (originally and chiefly American Football). To intercept (a pass made by the opposing team).

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1917 Mansfield (Ohio) News 12 Nov. 10/2 Murphy picked off some forward passes that counted for substantial gains.

1947 Portland (Maine) Sunday Telegram & Sunday Press Herald 9 Nov. b3/2 The ball was batted upward by a Sanford defense man, but was picked off in air by Art Descoteaux.

1986 Quarterback 17 May 8/5 He..led the NFL in interceptions in 1943 with 11 and during the game with Detroit in 1943 picked off four.

1995 Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 Oct. 57 As Australia began to get desperate, Paul Newlove picked off a loose pass from Jim Dymock and raced 50 yards for the clinching try.

2003 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 18 May 2 d Bismarck wide receiver Reggie Schulte fired an ugly pass across the middle that was picked off by Utah's Garrett White.

单词	to pick off
释义	> as lemmas to pick off to pick off 1. transitive. To detach or remove by picking; to pluck off. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > remove or take away > by plucking or picking pilch?c1225 to pick offc1400 off-racea1425 off-rivea1425 α. 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. B2 After hee had spit on his finger, and pickt off two or three moats of his olde moth eaten veluet cap. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. v. 116 All her louely fellowes busied were In picking off the Iems from Tellus haire. 1678 E. Ravenscroft Eng. Lawyer i. 13 (stage direct.) Trico, all the while he talks, is brushing his Masters cloaths, and picking the lint off. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 19 These..just pick'd off from a Taylor's Shop-board. 1723 J. Nott Cook's & Confectioner's Dict. sig. T4 Gather your Mulberries when they are thorough ripe, pick off the Stalks, and press out the Juice. 1794 J. MacPhail Treat. Culture Cucumber 155 I..picked off several of the showing and set fruit where they were too thick. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. iii. 64 They [sc. carrion-feeding hawks] attempt also, together with the Chimango, to pick off the scabs from the sore backs of the horses and mules. 1861 Amer. Agriculturist July 195/2 Pick off melons, tomatoes, etc., which set too late to ripen. Those left will be all the better. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 588 When the scales are picked off, the apertures of the hair-sacs are seen to be dilated. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 236/1 Some machines are provided with an endless felt which presses against the wire to pick off the paper and carry it through the first press. 1993 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 16 Dec. 33/3 A contraption..called a ‘cootie catcher’, with which one could pick off invisible cooties from the infected person. 2001 P. Ball Bright Earth iv. 108 The plant had to be dug up and the resinous crust of insects picked off by hand; the plant was then replaced in the soil. β. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 1466 (MED) Pyes and papejayes..prudly hade piked of pomgarnades.a1450 Castle Perseverance (1969) l. 804 He spekyth as it were a holy pope. Goo, felaw, and pyke of þo lys Þat crepe þer upon þi cope!1897 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 23 Oct. Pike thi slubs off if tha's nowght else to do. 2. transitive. Originally Military. To select and eliminate (a member of a group), esp. by shooting carefully from a distance; to aim at and shoot one by one without haste; to eliminate members of (a group) one by one. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > fire (a gun) [verb (transitive)] > shoot (a person or thing) shoot1617 to bird off1688 to knock downa1744 to pick off1745 pop1762 drill1808 plug1833 perforate1838 slap1842 stop1845 pot1860 spot1882 plunk1888 pip1900 souvenir1915 poop1917 spray1922 smoke1926 zap1942 crack1943 pot-shoot1969 1745 N.Y. Weekly Post-boy 5 Aug. Our Troops..being generally good Mark's Men, pick'd off the Enemy with their Small Arms from their Walls. 1759 Edinb. Chron. 13–15 Oct. 103/2 [He] had also taken possession of Fort or Point Levee, with the loss of only a few men picked off by the Indians in their march. 1769 A. Adams Conc., Hist. View Perils Planting & Progressive Improvem. New-Eng. 35 Several other places had their inhabitants picked off, by parties of Indians, dispersed all over the frontiers. 1810 Vandeleur's Lett. 1 Nov. (1894) 17 Our men are capital shots. I could see them pick the fellows off one at a time just as day began to appear. 1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 316 The corps of political riflemen..employed in picking off place after place, however important or serviceable. 1895 New Rev. July 7 ‘There's a moon out.’ ‘The better for us to pick 'em off, Dan,’ I returned, laughing at him. 1933 R. C. Hutchinson Unforgotten Prisoner iv. 82 A few more frantic men..would be picked off, most of them by the machine-gun. 1971 Scope (S. Afr.) 19 Mar. 22/4 Egyptian snipers climbed into tall eucalyptus trees and succeeded in picking off a number of Israelis. 2000 I. Pattison Stranger here Myself (2001) ii. 70 Their checked tweed coats..provided excellent targets. Blam! I could pick off a Christian, especially an arthritic one, quite deftly. 3. transitive. Baseball. To put out (a runner who has moved too far from base) by throwing the ball to that base. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > play baseball [verb (transitive)] > put out > a runner peg1862 nip1868 to throw out1876 nail1888 to pick off1888 tag1907 1888 Press (N.Y.) 21 Apr. 3/1 Tom Deasley picked off two men at third and nipped two at second. 1906 Washington Post 13 Apr. 9/1 O'Hara's grounder got by Cross at the opening of the game, but the Oriole was picked off at second on Hall's bunt to McCoy. 1948 Sun (Baltimore) 1 Dec. 17/4 The play in question came when Bobby Feller, Cleveland pitcher, whirled and threw to Manager Lou Boudreau in an effort to pick off Masi, Boston catcher. 1992 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 23 July c1/1 Pat Listach, trying to steal second, was picked off to end the inning. 4. transitive. Football (originally and chiefly American Football). To intercept (a pass made by the opposing team). ΚΠ 1917 Mansfield (Ohio) News 12 Nov. 10/2 Murphy picked off some forward passes that counted for substantial gains. 1947 Portland (Maine) Sunday Telegram & Sunday Press Herald 9 Nov. b3/2 The ball was batted upward by a Sanford defense man, but was picked off in air by Art Descoteaux. 1986 Quarterback 17 May 8/5 He..led the NFL in interceptions in 1943 with 11 and during the game with Detroit in 1943 picked off four. 1995 Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 Oct. 57 As Australia began to get desperate, Paul Newlove picked off a loose pass from Jim Dymock and raced 50 yards for the clinching try. 2003 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 18 May 2 d Bismarck wide receiver Reggie Schulte fired an ugly pass across the middle that was picked off by Utah's Garrett White. extracted from pickv.¹ < as lemmas
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