释义 |
unpickun‧pick /ʌnˈpɪk/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEunpick |
Present | I, you, we, they | unpick | | he, she, it | unpicks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | unpicked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have unpicked | | he, she, it | has unpicked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had unpicked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will unpick | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have unpicked |
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Present | I | am unpicking | | he, she, it | is unpicking | | you, we, they | are unpicking | Past | I, he, she, it | was unpicking | | you, we, they | were unpicking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been unpicking | | he, she, it | has been unpicking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been unpicking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be unpicking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been unpicking |
- By contrast, historians want to unpick the public face that is presented.
- Fru Gertlinger knew that Elisabeth did not want to unpick the past with her and she never made mention of it.
- However, when the garment was completed I didn't like it and took the decision to unpick the whole thing.
- I remember a short, rhythmically complex passage patiently unpicked and reconstituted over half an hour.
- She could quite see Aunt Tossie unpicking the oldest and least favoured work and starting the canvas over again.
- She spent hours unpicking her pre-war frocks in order to remake them for her daughter.
► Sewing & Knittingappliqué, nounbaste, verbbobbin, nounbodkin, nouncable-knit, adjectivechain stitch, nouncotton, nouncrochet, verbcross-stitch, nounembroider, verbembroidery, nouneye, nounfancywork, nounneedle, nounneedlepoint, nounneedlewoman, nounneedlework, nounpatchwork, nounpattern, nounplain, nounpurl, nounquilting, nounribbing, nounsampler, nounseamstress, nounsew, verbsewing, nounsewing machine, nounspinning wheel, nounstitch, nountack, nountack, verbtatting, nounthread, verbunpick, verb 1to take out stitches from a piece of cloth or knitting2to examine the different parts of a subject, deal etc, especially in order to find faults: I didn’t want to unpick the past. There are fears that the president might unpick the treaty. |