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，然后拨号。actionChat 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 Sarah from the line to answer the question first. "老师把萨拉从队伍里拽出来，让她第一个回答问题。actionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拨，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."钢琴是击打琴弦发声，而拨弦古钢琴则是拨动琴弦发声。musicsoundentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拔毛 To remove feathers from a bird."My grandmother plucked the chicken before roasting it for Sunday dinner. "我奶奶在星期天烤鸡做晚餐前，先把鸡毛拔干净。foodanimalbirdagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share掠夺， 抢夺， 敲诈 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、无恶不作的拦路强盗把他的受害者抢得只剩下内衣，甚至对一些好看的，连内衣都不放过。actionpolicelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弹拨，拨弹。 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，采，摘。 To pull or twitch sharply."The child nervously plucked at a loose thread on his shirt. "那个孩子紧张地揪着衬衫上的一根线头。actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share没考上, 落榜. (university slang) To be rejected after failing an examination for a degree."After failing his final exams, John was plucked and didn't receive his degree. "约翰期末考试没考好，落榜了，所以没拿到学位。educationdegreeachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share掘蚀，拔蚀 Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing."Over centuries, the glacier plucked large boulders from the mountain face, carrying them down into the valley. "历经数百年，冰川通过掘蚀作用，从山体表面拔蚀起巨大的岩石，并将它们带到山谷中。geologygeographyenvironmentnaturescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share拔毛的，去毛的 (of something with feathers, hair etc.) Having had these items removed by plucking."The plucked chicken was ready to be cooked. "这只拔了毛的鸡可以用来做饭了。animalbirdfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share拨动的，弹拨的 (of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking."The plucked strings of the guitar created a bright, cheerful melody. "吉他那被拨动的琴弦奏出了一段明快而欢快的旋律。musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share勇敢的，有胆量的 Having courage and spirit; plucky."Despite being much smaller, the plucked little dog bravely barked at the mailman. "虽然体型小得多，这只勇敢的小狗还是勇敢地对着邮递员叫。characterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
