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pluck

/plʌk/

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noun

采摘，摘取。

An instance of plucking.

Examples :

"Those tiny birds are hardly worth the tedious pluck."

那些小鸟太小了，费力地采摘它们实在不值得。

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noun

下水，牲畜内脏.

The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.

Examples :

"The butcher carefully placed the pluck on a tray, ready for the next stage of processing. "

屠夫小心地把下水放在托盘上，准备进行下一道工序。

food animal organ anatomy

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noun

胆量，勇气

Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.

Examples :

"Even after failing the test twice, Maria showed real pluck and kept studying until she passed. "

即使考了两次都没通过，玛丽亚仍然展现出真正的胆量，坚持学习直到通过为止。

character attitude ability

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noun

劣质葡萄酒，廉价酒。

Examples :

"He bought a cheap pluck of wine for the party. "

他买了些廉价劣质葡萄酒来参加聚会。

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verb

拔，采摘

To pull something sharply; to pull something out

Examples :

"She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled."

她迅速从包里掏出手机，然后拨了号码。

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verb

拽走，拉走

To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.

Examples :

"The teacher plucked the student from the noisy classroom and took him to the quiet library. "

老师把那个学生从吵闹的教室里拽走，带到了安静的图书馆。

action situation

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verb

弹，拨。

To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.

Examples :

"Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it."

钢琴是敲击琴弦发声，而拨弦古钢琴则是拨动琴弦发声。

music sound entertainment action

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verb

拔毛，去毛

To remove feathers from a bird.

Examples :

"After we hunted the duck, we had to pluck it before we could cook it. "

我们猎到鸭子后，必须先把鸭毛拔干净才能煮。

bird animal food agriculture

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verb

抢劫，掠夺。

To rob, fleece, steal forcibly

Examples :

"The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way."

那个色胆包天的大盗把他的受害者抢得只剩下内衣，漂亮的则是一丝不挂。

action police law

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拨, 弹拨

To play a string instrument pizzicato.

Examples :

"Plucking a bow instrument may cause a string to break."

拨弹弓弦乐器可能会导致琴弦断裂。

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verb

拔，摘。

To pull or twitch sharply.

Examples :

"The child plucked the loose thread from his shirt. "

孩子扯了一下衬衫上松开的线头。

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verb

落榜，没考上。

(university slang) To be rejected after failing an examination for a degree.

Examples :

"After the final exam, Maria felt she had aced it, but she was later plucked from the list of successful graduates. "

期末考试后，玛丽亚感觉自己考得很好，但后来她却落榜了，没能成为毕业生。

education achievement

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verb

挖掘，刨挖

Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing.

Examples :

"The glacier continues to pluck chunks of granite from the mountain's base each winter as the ice freezes and thaws. "

随着冰雪每年冬天反复冻结和融化，冰川不断地从山脚下挖掘出一块块花岗岩.

geology environment nature