cZean (= ate all the meat
from the bones).狗把骨头哨得 千干為净。4 [V，VN] (NAmf) = pluck v.(3) ITiTOl .pick and 'choose to choose only those
things that you like or want very much 挑炼；_挑细选：Yiou have to tafce any
job you can get—yoix can’t picfc and choose.你只能 有什么工作就干什么——你不能挑三拣四了。pick sb’s 'brains (informal) to ask sb a lot of
questions about sth because they know more about the subject than you do 讨教；请教；不断地问（以向别人学习）pick a 'fight/ 'quarrel (with sb) to deliberately start
a fight or an argument with sb 找碴儿；找麻烦；挑衅 pick 'holes
in sth to
find the weak points in sth such as a plan, suggestion, etc.挑刺儿；挑毛病;找漏洞：Jt was easy to picfc
hoZes.in his arguments.找他声据中的漏洞很春
易。pick a 'lock to open a loclc
without a key, using sth such as a piece of wire (用铁丝等）桶开锁 pick sb’s
'pocket to
steal sth from sb’s pocket without them noticing 扒窃；掏包儿一related noun pickpocket pick up the 'bill^ 'tab, etc. (for sth) {informal) to pay for sth 彳^张：The company picked up
the tab for his hotel room. '公司为他付旅％ 费。◊ The government
vWZZ continue to jpicfc up coi丨ege/fees_/br some
students.政府将继续替一些 学生备纳学费。pick up the ’pieces to return or to help
sb return to a normal situation，particularly after a
shock or a disaster (使）恢复；补救；收拾残局：Ybu cannot live your
children^ lives for them; you can only be there to pick up the pieces when
things go wrong.
替孩子过活，只能在出现问题时帮忙解决。pick up ‘speed to go faster 加速 pick up the
'threads to
return to an earlier, situation or way of life after an interruption 恢 复原状 pick your
'way (across， along, among, over, through
sth) to
walk careftilly, choosing the safest, driest，etc. place to put your feet 择路而行.；/J、心 看着路行走：S/ie picked her way
deiicateiy over the roi^h ground.她小心翼翼地在高低不乎的地面上行走。
pick a
'winner 1 to choose a horse,
etc. that you think is most likely to win a race认虫胜利者（如赛马中）
2 (/n/ornifl/) to make a
very good choice 挑选得当.；选得
很？| — more at bone n., piece n., shred n. iJ!l：Vl pick at sth 1 to eat food slowly,
taking small amounts or bites because you are not Kungry 磨蹭着 吃彳 V(齒为不饿而■)小口吃 2 to pull dr touch sth several times 丨食复龜）揪，扯：ffe tried to undo the
fcnot by picking at ft with his月ngers.他用手指不停地扯，想把遍
结解开。 ‘
.pick sb^'off {informal) to aim carefully at a
person, an animal or an aircraft, especially one of a group, and then
sho6t_theffi 选命（■目标）射击Snipers were pfcfcin^ ojf f/mocent
cfWZians.—击孝•专拣无辜的平民射
击。...pick sth—'off to remove sth from sth
such as a tree, a plant, .etc.去除;i 剪除：Pick off all the. dead leaves.由枯叶全部摘掉。
'pick on sb/sth 1 to
treat sb unfairly, by blaming, criticizing or punishing them (跟某人）闹钿扭;故意
刁难挑剔：s/ie was pfdced on by
the other gfrk because o/her size.她因为个头关系被其他女孩欺负。2 to choose sb/sth 挑选；选..中：He picked on two 〇/ her statements which he said were imtrue.他从她的话中挑出
了两处他认为不真实的地方。
,pick $b/sth一'out 1 to choose sb/sth carefully from a group of
people or .things 精心祧选 HTHI select： She was picked out
from dozens of applicants for the job. 从大批的求职者中被选中承担这项工作。◊ He pfcfced out
the ripest peach/or me.他给我挑了个熟透了的桃子。
2 to
recognize sb/st±i from among other people or things 认出来；辨另丨丨出：See i/ you .can picfc
me out in this p/iota看你能不能把我从这张照片上认出来。<> note at identify .pick sth^-'out 1 to play a tune on a
musical instrument slowly without using written music (不用乐谱）慢慢地弹奏（系曲）：He pidced out t/ie
tune on the piano with one jiinger.,他凭记忆用一i个手指 在钢琴上慢备弹出了那支曲子。2 to discover or
recognize sth after careful study (经仔细研究 ） 找出 ，认识
到：Read the pZay again
and pfcfc out the major themes. 请重读剧本，主题找出来。3 to make sth easy to
see or hear使显著；使容易看见(或听见）：asignpainted cream,
with t/ie Zetterin^ picfced out in bZacfc 印着醒目黑 宇的乳白色标牌
.pick sth*-*1 over I .pick through sth to examine a group of
things careftilly, especially to choose the ones you want 用心挑选；命选：Picfc over the 〖enriZs and remove any
Httte stones. #细挑拣豆子，把小石子拣出
■去。◊ Jpicfced over
tfte/acts o/t/ie case.我仔细本案
的实情。
,pick _ up
1 to get better, stronger, etc.; to improve 改
善；好舍；增强：Trade usimlly picks up
in the spring. 贸易一鈕茬春天回升。◊ The wfnd is
picfcing up now.现
在风愈刮愈大了。◊ Saies have
pfcfced up 24% this year. ’今，销％‘增私 了 14%。一 related noun pickup ⑶ 2 to start again; to
continue 重新开始；继续：
Let’s
pfcfc up where we 〇J〇F yesterday.咱们从昨天停
下的地方继续吧。3 (/n/omw/，espec/tf//y to
put
things away and make things
neat, especially for sb else (为某人}收拾，整理：AH J seem to do is
coofc^ wash cmd picfc up a_/ter the fcids•烧饭、洗衣、跟在孩子
屁股后头收拾东西一-好像这就是我全部的活儿。，pick ’up | ,pick sth ’up to answer a phone 接电话：The phone rang and
rang and nobody picked up.
又晌，卑没人接。，pick sb一’up 1 to go somewhere in
your car‘ and collect sb who is waiting.for you (开车） 接人 H771 collect ： pidc you up at )?ve.我五 A 钟 来接你。2 to allow sb to get
into your vehicle and take them somewhere 让人乘车；..搭滅：The bus picks up
passengers outside the airport,
乘客。3 to rescue sb from
the sea or from a dangerous place, especially one that is difficult to reach (.从海里 或危备处■)营救，搭救：A 丨(feboatpidcedupsurvivors.
蠢生艇把幸存#救翹来。4 (/Vj/orma/，often d/soppraWng) to
start talking to sb you do not know because you want to have a sexual
relationship with them Y 猥秦地 与生人）搭讪？今搭：ffe goes to dubs to
pic/c up girk. 地到夜总会去鐘妞。一related noun pickup(2) 5 (/n/or- nra/) (of the
police 警察）to arrest sb 逮捕；抓捕：
He
was picked up by police and taken to the station for question^ng.警察把彳也抓到局子里问话去了。6 to make sb feel
better 使人觉得舒服；提神：TYy this—it wiH picfc
you up.尝尝这个，能让你提提神的D —related noun pick-me-up .pick
sb/sth<->'up 1 to take hold of sb/sth and lift thteni/it up.‘起；举起；提起：.She went over to the
crying c/u‘W and picked her up.她走到啼哭的
孩子# 边，筢她抱了起i。2 to receive an
electronic signal, sound or picture接收(信号、声音、图像等）： We were abZe to pfcfc up the BBC WorZd
Service.我们能收 到英琴广播公司S际广播节目。.pick
sthH’up 1 to get information or
a skill by chance rather than by making a deliberate effort、'(:偶然）得到，听到，宁会：.to pick up bad habte 染上环’习惯◊ ffere’s a rip J pfcfced up >om
my mother.舎诉你一个窍门，是我从妈妈那里学来的。
0 She picked up Spanish when she was living
in Mexico. 她旅居墨西哥时顺便学会了西班牙语。2 to identify or
recognize sth 辨认；识另ij 出：Scientists can now
picic up earZy
signs 〇/ the disease.现在科学家能够辨认这种疾南
的早期症状。3 to
collect sth from a place取回；收集：
Jpicfced
up my coat)ir〇m the cieaners•我从千洗店故回了
夕卜衣。一related noun pickup(4) 4 to
buy sth, especially cheaply or by chance'._( 碰巧或廉价地 ） 买到： We
managed to pick up a few bargains at the auction. ^ jf] 从拍卖场买到了几件便宜资。5 to get or obtain sth得； 感染；得到：J seem to .have picked
up a terrible coZd jirom somew/iere.我似乎从什么地方染上了重感冒。◊ J pfcfced up £30 m
tips today.我今天得到30_英镑的小
琴。6 to find and follow a
route 找到；跟踪；to pick up the scent
o/an animai 追踪知物的臭迹◊ We can pi'cfc
up the motorway in a/evv miZes.备过几英里以后我 们就能上高速公路。7 to return to an
earlier subject or situation in order to continue it 回到■(本题恢复原 状 >^^71 take up： He picks up this
theme again in later chapters 〇/the boofc.在该书的后ft章，他又重回到这个
主题上。8 to
notice sth that is not very obvious; to see sth that you are looking for 察觉；查现；，注意到：
/pfcfced
up the/afnt sound 〇/a car fn the distance.我听
到远处传来微翁的汽车声。9 (espec/fl//y W/Am£)
to put things away neatly ij^c S S ： Will you pick up
all your toys?把你的玩具都收起来好不好？ 10
(MAm£) to put things.away and make a room neat 收.拾房间：to _picfc up.a room 整理房间，pick ’up on sth 1 to notice sth and
perhaps react to it领略；意会；意识到：.She