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VERB
采；摘
If you pluck a 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.
例句
I plucked a lemon from the tree...
我從樹(shù)上采了一個(gè)檸檬。
He plucked a stalk of dried fennel.
他摘掉了干茴香的梗。
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VERB
拔；拉；抽；扯
If you pluck something from somewhere, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply from where it is.
例句
He plucked the cigarette from his mouth and tossed it out into the street...
他從嘴里抽出香煙，把它扔到街上。
He plucked the baby out of my arms...
他從我懷里奪過(guò)寶寶。
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VERB
彈，撥（樂(lè)器）
If you pluck a guitar or other musical instrument, you pull the strings with your fingers and let them go, so that they make a sound.
例句
Nell was plucking a harp.
內(nèi)爾在彈奏豎琴。
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VERB
拔除（雞或其他死禽）的毛
If you pluck a chicken or other dead bird, you pull its feathers out to prepare it for cooking.
例句
She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken.
她拔雞毛時(shí)看上去很輕松。
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VERB
（用鑷子）拔，修（眉毛）
If a woman plucks her eyebrows, she pulls out some of the hairs using tweezers.
例句
You've plucked your eyebrows at last!
你終于修了眉毛！
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VERB
挖掘；使一躍成名
If someone unknown is given an important job or role and quickly becomes famous because of it, you can say that they have been plucked from obscurity or plucked from an unimportant position.
例句
She was plucked from the corps de ballet to take on Juliet...
她從芭蕾舞團(tuán)的伴舞隊(duì)中被挖掘出來(lái)，擔(dān)任朱麗葉這一角色。
The agency plucked Naomi from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models.
這個(gè)經(jīng)紀(jì)公司挖掘了默默無(wú)聞的娜奧米，并把她打造成了世界頂尖模特。
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VERB
把…（從險(xiǎn)境中）救起
If someone is rescued from a dangerous situation, you can say that they are plucked from it or are plucked to safety.
例句
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機(jī)從著火電站的屋頂上救了出來(lái)。
Ten fishermen were plucked to safety from life-rafts.
10名漁夫從救生筏上被救到了安全處。
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N-UNCOUNT
勇氣；膽量；決心
If you say that someone has pluck, you mean that they show courage and determination when they are in a difficult or frightening situation.
例句
Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession.
小公司的勇氣和堅(jiān)毅是出了名的，即使面對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退也是如此。
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PHRASE
鼓起勇氣
If you pluck up the courage to do something that you feel nervous about, you make an effort to be brave enough to do it.
例句
It took me about two hours to pluck up courage to call.
我用了大約2個(gè)小時(shí)才鼓起勇氣打電話。
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PHRASE
脫口而出；隨意說(shuō)出
If you say that someone plucks a figure, name, or date out of the air, you mean that they say it without thinking much about it before they speak.
例句
Is this just a figure she plucked out of the air?
這是否僅僅是她隨口說(shuō)出的數(shù)字？