pluck

n.勇气，精神；内脏；快而猛的拉；〈俚〉不及格

vt.采，摘；拔掉；鼓起（勇气等）；弹（乐器）

vi.拉，拽

verb

毛发 hair

1. 摘；拔
   to pull out hairs with your fingers or with tweezers
   1. She plucked out a grey hair.
      她拔掉了一根灰白头发。
   2. expertly plucked eyebrows
      拔得精巧的眉毛

鸡等 chicken, etc.

2. 拔掉，退去（死禽的毛）
   to pull the feathers off a dead bird, for example a chicken, in order to prepare it for cooking

乐器 musical instrument

3. 弹，弹拨（乐器的弦）
   to play a musical instrument, especially a guitar , by pulling the strings with your fingers
   1. to pluck the strings of a violin
      弹拨小提琴的弦
   2. He took the guitar and plucked at the strings.
      他拿起吉他拨动起琴弦来。

移开人 / 物 remove sb/sth

4. 解救；搭救
   to remove sb from a place or situation, especially one that is unpleasant or dangerous
   1. Police plucked a drowning girl from the river yesterday.
      昨天警方从河里救起了一名溺水少女。
   2. Survivors of the wreck were plucked to safety by a helicopter.
      沉船的幸存者被直升机营救脱险。
   3. She was plucked from obscurity to instant stardom.
      她从默默无闻中得到提携，转瞬成为明星。
5. 抢夺
   to take hold of sth and remove it by pulling it
   1. He plucked the wallet from the man's grasp.
      他抢走了那个男人紧抓着的钱包。

果；花 fruit/flower

6. 摘；掐；采摘
   to pick a fruit, flower, etc. from where it is growing
   1. I plucked an orange from the tree.
      我从树上摘了一个橙子。

noun

1. 胆识；胆量；意志
   courage and determination
   1. It takes a lot of pluck to do what she did.
      她这么做需要很大的胆量。

过去式:plucked 过去分词:plucked 现在分词:plucking 第三人称单数:plucks 名词复数形式:plucks

pluck 摘，拔，弹

来自古英语pluccian,拔出，拉，扯，来自West-Germanic*plokken,拔，借自拉丁语pilare,拔 头发，来自pilus,头发，词源同pile,depilatory.

1. I plucked a lemon from the tree
   我从树上采了一个柠檬。
2. He plucked a stalk of dried fennel.
   他摘掉了干茴香的梗。
3. He plucked the cigarette from his mouth and tossed it out into the street
   他从嘴里抽出香烟，把它扔到街上。
4. He plucked the baby out of my arms
   他从我怀里夺过宝宝。
5. He plucks Brazil nuts off the ground and tosses them into the basket.
   他从地上抓起巴西坚果，扔到篮子里。
6. Nell was plucking a harp.
   内尔在弹奏竖琴。
7. She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken.
   她拔鸡毛时看上去很轻松。
8. You've plucked your eyebrows at last!
   你终于修了眉毛！
9. She was plucked from the corps de ballet to take on Juliet
   她从芭蕾舞团的伴舞队中被挖掘出来，担任朱丽叶这一角色。
10. The agency plucked Naomi from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models.
    这个经纪公司挖掘了默默无闻的娜奥米，并把她打造成了世界顶尖模特。
11. A workman was plucked from the roof of a burning power station by a police helicopter
    一名工人被警用直升机从着火电站的屋顶上救了出来。
12. Ten fishermen were plucked to safety from life-rafts.
    10名渔夫从救生筏上被救到了安全处。
13. Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession.
    小公司的勇气和坚毅是出了名的，即使面对经济衰退也是如此。
14. It took me about two hours to pluck up courage to call.
    我用了大约2个小时才鼓起勇气打电话。
15. Is this just a figure she plucked out of the air?
    这是否仅仅是她随口说出的数字？
16. When you get hungry, just pluck a pear off the tree and eat it.
    肚子饿了你就从树上采摘一个梨吃吧。
17. He is full of pluck.
    他很有勇气。
18. When you kill a chicken to eat, you have to pluck it.
    当你杀鸡吃时，你得拔去鸡毛。
19. Not a rose did I gather from your garden, not a fruit did I pluck.
    我未曾从你的花园中采走一朵玫瑰，未摘一枚果实。
20. A hunter brought in pheasant and hare and we had to pluck and clean them.
    猎人们把野鸡和野兔拿来后，我们就得拔毛以及拾掇。
21. Let me make the offer for you, if you haven't the pluck to do it yourself.
    如果你没有勇气自己提出，那我来替你提。
22. Simon had carried out all his assignments with discretion, elan, and pluck.
    西蒙凭着谨慎，热忱和勇敢，完成了他的全部任务。
23. She's full of pluck and daring.
    她浑身充满勇气和胆量。
24. Pluck a rose from the garden She stooped down to pick a flower.
    从花园里摘一朵玫瑰花她弯下腰去摘了一朵花。
25. Pluck or pull at with the fingers.
    用手指用力地拉或拔。
26. Will you clamber up, and pluck it to show to papa?
    你要不要爬上去，把它摘下来给爸爸看？
27. In times of difficulty we must pluck up courage.
    我们在困难时必须鼓起勇气。
28. I need to decide whether or not to pluck it.
    我需要作出决定：到底要不要拔掉？
29. But you cannot pluck the stars from heaven.
    可你却不能摘下这些星星呀！
30. Not a rose did I pluck.
    我没有采走一朵玫瑰。