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单词 pick someone/thing off
释义

pick someone/thing off

1Shoot a member of a group, aiming carefully from a distance: the soldiers were picked off by snipers...
  • The flames of war burned brighter than ever within this divided family as one by one the members were picked off.
  • Towards the middle of the game you will find yourself sneaking around, picking the enemy off from a distance, or using items to distract your opponents.
  • John squinted at the rusty cans, deciding which one to shoot first, and picked them off one by one.

Synonyms

shoot (down), gun down, fire at, hit, put a bullet in;
fell, bring down, take out, kill, bag, wound, injure
informal pot, zap, plug
literary slay
1.1 Baseball Put out a runner by throwing the ball to a base.In a game at Tropicana Field last season between the Twins and Devil Rays, three Devil Ray base runners were picked off in one inning!...
  • Also, what if the pitcher picks the runner off base before he makes his first pitch to home?
  • He was known as the ‘computer’ of the team, possessing an uncanny ability to pick runners off of second base via the ‘hidden ball trick.’
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