noun🔗Share采摘,摘取。 An instance of plucking."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。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share下水,牲畜内脏. The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals."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。foodanimalorgananatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share胆量,勇气 Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence."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。characterattitudeabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share劣质葡萄酒,廉价酒。 Cheap wine."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。drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拔,采摘 To pull something sharply; to pull something out"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。actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拽走,拉走 To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation."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。actionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弹,拨。 To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc."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。musicsoundentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拔毛,去毛 To remove feathers from a bird."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。birdanimalfoodagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抢劫,掠夺。 To rob, fleece, steal forcibly"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。actionpolicelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拨, 弹拨 To play a string instrument pizzicato."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。musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拔,摘。 To pull or twitch sharply."The child plucked the loose thread from his shirt. "孩子扯了一下衬衫上松开的线头。actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share落榜,没考上。 (university slang) To be rejected after failing an examination for a degree."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。educationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share挖掘,刨挖 Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing."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.geologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading