verb🔗Share摘む, 引き抜くTo pull something sharply; to pull something out"She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled."彼女はバッグから電話を取り出し、ダイヤルした。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share引き抜く, 連れ出すTo take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation."The teacher was plucking students from the hallway and bringing them into the classroom after the bell rang. "先生は、チャイムが鳴った後、廊下から生徒を連れ出して教室に連れて行った。actionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share爪弾くTo gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc."Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it."ピアノが弦を叩くのに対し、ハープシコードはそれを爪弾きます。musicsoundentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share羽をむしるTo remove feathers from a bird."After hunting the duck, my grandfather spent an hour plucking its feathers before cooking it. "アヒルを狩った後、祖父は調理する前に1時間かけて羽をむしりました。animalfoodbirdactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share奪う, むしる, 奪い取るTo rob, fleece, steal forcibly"The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way."好色な追いはぎは、犠牲者を下着まで奪い取った、あるいは魅力的な者は全部奪い取った。propertyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share爪弾くTo play a string instrument pizzicato."Plucking a bow instrument may cause a string to break."弓楽器を爪弾くと弦が切れることがあります。musicentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share摘む, 引っこ抜くTo pull or twitch sharply."The nervous student kept plucking at a loose thread on his shirt during the exam. "神経質な生徒は、試験中、シャツのほつれた糸を摘み続けた。actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share落第する、不合格になる(university slang) To be rejected after failing an examination for a degree."After failing his final history exam, he was worried he would be plucking. "彼は最後の歴史の試験に落第した後、落第するのではないかと心配していた。educationdegreeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share引き抜くOf a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing."The glacier is plucking rocks from the mountain, slowly carving out the valley as it moves. "氷河は山から岩を引き抜き、移動しながらゆっくりと谷を削り出しています。geologygeographyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share摘み取り(gerund of pluck) An act in which something is plucked."The plucking of eyebrows is a common beauty practice. "眉毛の摘み取りは一般的な美容行為です。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share摘み取ること、もぎ取ることA fragment of something obtained by plucking."After the fight, there was a plucking of fur left on the carpet where the cats had been battling. "喧嘩の後、猫が戦っていたカーペットには毛がもぎ取られた跡が残っていた。partthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
