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0 to take some things and leave others
One of my sisters has been picked for the Olympic team. 我的一個姐姐入選了奧運代表隊。
[ + obj + to infinitive ] She was picked to play for the team. 她獲選代表該隊參賽。
The police asked him if he could pick (out) the killer from a series of photos. 員警問他能否從一組照片中認出兇手。
The fairest way to decide the winner is to pick a name out of a hat/at random (= without looking or choosing). 決定誰是優勝者最公平的辦法是任意/隨機選取一個名字。
They picked their way (= carefully chose a route) down the broken steps. 他們小心翼翼地沿著斷裂的台階向下走。
He's brilliant at picking winners (= choosing what will be successful). 他在判斷誰能獲勝這方面很有眼光。
The richest universities can pick and choose which students they take. 最有錢的大學可以對學生精挑細選。
1 to remove separate things or small pieces from something, especially with the fingers
I picked a piece of fluff off my shiny black suit. 我從閃閃發亮的黑色套裝上拔掉一根絨毛。
The child continued picking (at) a sore on his leg (= trying to remove parts of it with his fingers). 那個孩子不停地抓他腿上的瘡。
[ + obj + adj ] The carcass had been picked clean (= all the flesh had been removed) by other animals and birds. 動物屍體上的肉已被別的動物和鳥吃得乾乾淨淨。
disapproving He kept picking his nose (= removing mucus from it with his finger). 他在不停地掏鼻孔。
They were picking strawberries for twelve hours a day. 他們每天摘12小時的草莓。
Machines pick the fruit (from/off the trees). 機器把果子(從樹上)摘下來。
2 When you pick a string on a guitar or similar instrument, you pull it quickly and release it suddenly with your fingers to produce a note.
3 choice
4 a pickaxe
5 a small, thin piece of plastic, metal, etc. that isheld between the fingers and thumb and usedfor playing instruments such as the guitar