| 释义 |
pluck up
verb
Etymology: Middle English plucken up, from plucken to pluck + up, adverb
transitive verb
1. : to assume an appearance of : bring to the fore : summon
< plucked his nerve up to demand an explanation >
2. : to eradicate by or as if by tearing up by the roots
intransitive verb
: to assume an appearance (as of valor) especially in response to a particular stress |