pluck
英 [plʌk]
美[plʌk]
- n. 勇气；内脏；快而猛的拉
- vt. 摘；拔；扯
- vi. 拉；拽；扯
词态变化
复数: plucks;第三人称单数: plucks;过去式: plucked;过去分词: plucked;现在分词: plucking;
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音：拔拉开
中文词源
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.
英英释意
- 1. the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
- 2. the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
英文词源
- pluck
- pluck: [OE] Pluck is a widespread Germanic word (Flemish has plokken, Swedish plocka, and Danish plukke, and German and Dutch the closely related pflücken and plukken), but it is ultimately of Latin origin. Prehistoric Germanic *plukkōn was acquired from a Vulgar Latin *piluccāre (source also of Old French peluchier ‘pluck’ – from which English gets plush [16] – and Italian piluccare ‘pluck’), a derivative of Latin pīlus ‘hair’ (source of English depilatory, pile ‘nap’, etc).
The use of the noun pluck for ‘courage’ originated in the 18th century from an earlier literal application to the ‘heart (and other internal organs) of a slaughtered animal’, which in turn was based on the notion of their being ‘plucked’ or removed from the carcase.
=> depilatory, pile, plush - pluck (n.)
- c. 1400, "act of plucking," from pluck (v.). Meaning "courage, boldness" (1785), originally in pugilism slang, is a figurative use from earlier meaning "heart, viscera" (1610s) as that which is "plucked" from slaughtered livestock. Perhaps influenced by figurative use of the verb in pluck up (one's courage, etc.), attested from c. 1300.
- pluck (v.)
- late Old English ploccian, pluccian "pull off, cull," from West Germanic *plokken (cognates: Middle Low German plucken, Middle Dutch plocken, Dutch plukken, Flemish plokken, German pflücken), perhaps from Vulgar Latin *piluccare (source of Old French peluchier, late 12c.; Italian piluccare), a frequentative, ultimately from Latin pilare "pull out hair," from pilus "hair" (see pile (n.3)). But despite the similarities, OED finds difficulties with this and cites gaps in historical evidence. Related: Plucked; plucking.
To pluck a rose, an expression said to be used by women for going to the necessary house, which in the country usually stands in the garden. [F. Grose, "Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1785]
This euphemistic use is attested from 1610s. To pluck up "summon up" is from c. 1300.
词组搭配
pluck up courage
见courage
实用场景例句
- She plucked out a grey hair.
- 她拔掉了一根灰白头发。
牛津词典
- expertly plucked eyebrows
- 拔得精巧的眉毛
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- to pluck the strings of a violin
- 弹拨小提琴的弦
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- He took the guitar and plucked at the strings.
- 他拿起吉他拨动起琴弦来。
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- 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。
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- 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。
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- 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。
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- He plucked the wallet from the man's grasp.
- 他抢走了那个男人紧抓着的钱包。
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- I plucked an orange from the tree.
- 我从树上摘了一个橙子。
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- I just plucked a figure out of the air and said : ‘Would £1 000 seem reasonable to you? ’
- 我随口说出一个数字问道：“你看1 000英镑合适吗？”
牛津词典
- I finally plucked up the courage to ask her for a date.
- 我终于鼓起勇气约她出去。
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- The child kept plucking at his mother's sleeve.
- 小孩不停地拉扯着他妈妈的衣袖。
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- (figurative)The wind plucked at my jacket.
- 风不时地吹动着我的上衣。
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- It takes a lot of pluck to do what she did.
- 她这么做需要很大的胆量。
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- I plucked a lemon from the tree...
- 我从树上采了一个柠檬。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He plucked a stalk of dried fennel.
- 他摘掉了干茴香的梗。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He plucked the baby out of my arms...
- 他从我怀里夺过宝宝。
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- Nell was plucking a harp.
- 内尔在弹奏竖琴。
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- She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken.
- 她拔鸡毛时看上去很轻松。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You've plucked your eyebrows at last!
- 你终于修了眉毛！
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- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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？
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