pluck

词源记忆法

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.

短语动词

短语动词 习语 pluck at （轻轻地）拔，拉，拽 查看更多 以下资源来自牛津词典 pluck at sth 揪；拽；拉；抻 to hold sth with the fingers and pull it gently, especially more than once 同义词： tug The child kept plucking at his mother's sleeve. 小孩不停地拉扯着他妈妈的衣袖。 (figurative) The wind plucked at my jacket. 风不时地吹动着我的上衣。 收起 v. pluck sth out of the air 脱口而出；随意回答 to say a name, number, etc. without thinking about it, especially in answer to a question 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？” pluck up (the) courage (to do sth) 鼓起勇气（做某事） to make yourself do sth even though you are afraid to do it I finally plucked up the courage to ask her for a date. 我终于鼓起勇气约她出去。