plucks

英 [plʌks]

美 [plʌks]

v.  摘; 拔; 拔掉，退去(死禽的毛); 弹，弹拨(乐器的弦)
n.  胆识; 胆量; 意志
pluck的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 采；摘
  If youplucka fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and pull it in order to remove it from its stalk where it is growing.
  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。
• VERB 拔；拉；抽；扯
  If youplucksomethingfromsomewhere, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply from where it is.
  1. 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。
  2. He plucked the baby out of my arms...
     他从我怀里夺过宝宝。
  3. 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。
• VERB 弹，拨（乐器）
  If youplucka guitar or other musical instrument, you pull the strings with your fingers and let them go, so that they make a sound.
  1. Nell was plucking a harp.
     内尔在弹奏竖琴。
• VERB 拔除（鸡或其他死禽）的毛
  If youplucka chicken or other dead bird, you pull its feathers out to prepare it for cooking.
  1. She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken.
     她拔鸡毛时看上去很轻松。
• VERB （用镊子）拔，修（眉毛）
  If a womanpluckshereyebrows, she pulls out some of the hairs using tweezers.
  1. You've plucked your eyebrows at last!
     你终于修了眉毛！
• VERB 挖掘；使一跃成名
  If someone unknown is given an important job or role and quickly becomes famous because of it, you can say that theyhave been plucked fromobscurity orplucked froman unimportant position.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 把…（从险境中）救起
  If someone is rescued from a dangerous situation, you can say that theyare plucked fromit orare plucked tosafety.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 勇气；胆量；决心
  If you say that someone haspluck, you mean that they show courage and determination when they are in a difficult or frightening situation.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 鼓起勇气
  If youpluck up the courage todo something that you feel nervous about, you make an effort to be brave enough to do it.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 脱口而出；随意说出
  If you say that someoneplucksa figure, name, or dateout of the air, you mean that they say it without thinking much about it before they speak.
  1. 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？

双语例句

• How violently the name plucks at any Russian's heart!
  这名字多么强有力地拨动了每一个俄罗斯人心弦！
• And Death, who plucks eyes like flowers.
  而那将眼睛如花般摘下的死亡。
• We need the gospel which plucks men out of the fires of hell, out of the clutches of death, and out of the reign of sin.
  我们需要的，是能把世人从地狱的火、死亡的轭和罪的辖制中拯救出来的福音！
• The death plucks my ear and says "Live& I am coming."
  死神揪着我的耳朵说：“活着，我已到来。”
• She plucks the withered leaf from the balsam, and looks at the grass-covered rampart, on which many children are playing.
  许多小孩子就在那上面玩耍。
• A brilliant blur as it plucks a butterfly from the air, the European bee-eater leads a colorful life on three continents.
  一只灿烂的模糊的当它猛拉一只蝴蝶从空中，欧洲的食蜂鸟领引一个华美的生活在三大洲。
• The forth child is very little, strolling around his mother, slowly plucks the grass and gives his mother as a gift.
  老四还是个小不点儿，在母亲身边遥遥晃晃转悠着，慢吞吞地拔起杂草，当礼物送给母亲。
• A single tissue is all he needs and he plucks it from out of the box.
  他只需要一张卫生纸就够了，接著他就从面纸盒抽出一张。
• A solitary viola plucks a lonely, soft F sharp.
  一把中提琴独自奏出了一个寂寞柔和的升F调。
• The roots of the proud God plucks up, to plant the humble in their place.
  上主拔除傲慢民族的根苗，在他们的地方，却培植谦虚的人。