noun🔗Share镐， 鹤嘴锄 A tool used for digging; a pickaxe."The miners used their picks to break up the hard rock in the tunnel. "矿工们用镐在隧道里敲碎坚硬的岩石。utensilarchaeologygeologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share开锁工具，撬锁工具 A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock."The locksmith used a special pick to open the locked safe. "锁匠用一个特制的开锁工具打开了锁着的保险箱。utilityitemdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share宽齿梳，蓬松梳. A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair."Maria uses picks to gently detangle her daughter's thick, curly hair after bath time. "玛丽亚在女儿洗完澡后，会用蓬松梳/宽齿梳轻轻地梳开她浓密卷曲的头发。appearancestyleutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share选择，挑选。 A choice; ability to choose."Because she won the competition, Sarah had her picks of the best jobs in the company. "由于莎拉赢得了比赛，她可以选择公司里最好的工作。abilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share精选，首选。 That which would be picked or chosen first; the best.""These are my picks for the best books to read this summer." "这些是我为今年夏天精选的必读书籍。qualityvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share屏幕 A screen."The point guard set good picks, freeing up his teammate for an open shot. "控球后卫设置了很好的掩护，为他的队友创造了空位投篮的机会。electronicsdevicecomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share掩护，挡拆。 An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate."The basketball team practiced setting effective picks to free up their star player for a shot. "篮球队练习设置有效的掩护，以便让他们的明星球员获得投篮机会。sportactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share拦截，截球。 An interception."The quarterback threw two costly picks in the fourth quarter, losing the game for his team. "四分卫在第四节出现了两次代价惨重的截球，导致球队输掉了比赛。sportactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share精妙的防守, 精彩的守备 A good defensive play by an infielder."The shortstop made two amazing picks to save the game. "游击手两次精妙的防守，力挽狂澜，保住了比赛。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share牵制，牵制出局。 A pickoff."The catcher's quick throw to first base resulted in one of the most exciting picks of the game. "捕手快速地传球到一垒，完成了一次全场最精彩的牵制出局。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share拨片，吉他拨子 A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum."He keeps a few guitar picks in his case, just in case he loses one. "他会在琴盒里放几个吉他拨片，以防万一弄丢了。musicutensilentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share镐, 鹤嘴锄 A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones."The miller carefully sharpened his picks before starting the task of resurfacing the worn millstones. "磨坊主在开始重新打磨磨损的磨石之前，仔细地磨利了他的镐头。machineitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share尖头，矛头 A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler."The soldier carefully examined the buckler's picks before mounting guard. "士兵上岗前仔细检查了圆盾中央的尖头。weaponmilitarypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share墨点，纸毛。 A particle of ink or paper embedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and causing a spot on a printed sheet."The freshly printed document was rejected because the proofreader noticed several "picks" filling the "o"s and "e"s, causing unsightly dots on the page. "新印的文件被退回了，因为校对员发现有好几处“墨点纸毛”堵塞了字母“o”和“e”的内部，导致页面上出现难看的点。technicalwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share修补处, 补笔. That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture."The artist carefully applied small picks of white paint to the canvas, smoothing out the subtle color variations in the portrait's cheek. "艺术家小心地在画布上点上细小的白色补笔，以柔和平滑画像脸颊上细微的颜色差异。artmarkwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share纬纱，纬线 The blow that drives the shuttle, used in calculating the speed of a loom (in picks per minute); hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread."so many picks to an inch"每英寸有多少纬纱。materialtechnicalindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share摘，采， 拾。 To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails."She picks blueberries from the bush to make a pie. "她从灌木丛上摘蓝莓，准备做馅饼。actionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share采摘， 收获。 To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground."Each fall, my family picks apples at the local orchard to make apple pie. "每年秋天，我家都会去当地的果园采摘苹果，用来做苹果派。fruitvegetableagricultureplantfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share摘，采摘 To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck."She picked flowers in the meadow."她 在 草地 上 采摘 花朵。actionplantfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share采集，收集 To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together."to pick rags"捡破烂 (Jiǎn pò làn)actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share挑，采摘，剔。 To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth."to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket"剔牙；剔骨头；拔鹅毛；掏口袋actionprocesshumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share选择，挑选 To decide upon, from a set of options; to select."Example Sentence: "Every morning, my daughter picks out her outfit for school." "每天早上，我的女儿都会挑选她上学的衣服。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share找茬，挑衅。 To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises."He always picks fights with his younger brother, even over small things. "他总是找弟弟的茬，挑衅他，哪怕是鸡毛蒜皮的小事也不放过。actionattitudecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share辨认，判断，识别。 To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released."The experienced batter quickly picks the googly by watching the bowler's wrist position. "经验丰富的击球手通过观察投球手的腕部位置，能很快判断出投的是古格利球。sporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弹拨，弹奏。 To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument."He picked a tune on his banjo."他用班卓琴弹奏了一首曲子。musicentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share撬开，拨开 To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc."The thief picks the lock on the jewelry store door. "小偷撬开了珠宝店的门锁。propertyactiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share细嚼慢咽， 挑食 To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble."Even though she wasn't very hungry, she picks at her salad during lunch. "即使她不是很饿，午饭时她也只是有一搭没一搭地吃沙拉。foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share挑选，精选 To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care."I gingerly picked my way between the thorny shrubs."我小心翼翼地在带刺的灌木丛间精挑细选着落脚点。actionqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share偷窃， 顺手牵羊 To steal; to pilfer."The mischievous boy often picks candies from the jar when his mother isn't looking. "那个调皮的男孩常常趁妈妈不注意的时候，从罐子里偷拿糖果。propertyactionpolicebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扔，投掷 To throw; to pitch."He picks the baseball to his teammate. "他把棒球扔给他的队友。actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share啄， 刺， 挑 To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin."The chicken picks at the seeds on the ground. "那只鸡在地上啄食种子。actionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share挑，剔，拨 To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points."to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc."挑开缠结的羊毛、棉花、麻絮等。actionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share挑选，选择。 To screen."The machine picks out the defective products from the assembly line. "这台机器从生产线上挑选出有缺陷的产品。technologycomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
