pluck

[plʌk]

v.摘, 猛拉, 拔, 拨弹(乐器)
n.猛拉, 勇气, 动物内脏

例句与用法:

She showed a lot of pluck in dealing with the intruders.

她对付那些闯入的歹徒表现得十分勇敢。

He showed a lot of pluck to leave a safe job and set up his own business.

他放弃了一份安定的工作而自己创业,表现出了极大的勇气。

He couldn't pluck up enough courage to ask her to go out with him.

他不能鼓起足够的勇气请她一起外出。

He plucked a rose for his lover.

他为情人摘了一朵玫瑰花。

词形变化:

名词: plucker | 动词过去式: plucked | 动词过去分词: plucked | 动词现在分词: plucking | 动词第三人称单数: plucks |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 采, 摘, 拔[(+from/out/off)][O1]

He plucked her a rose.

他摘了一朵玫瑰花给她。

2. 拔……的毛

Has the goose been plucked?

鹅的毛拔掉了没有?

3. 扯, 拉

He plucked the letter from her hands.

他从她手里把信抓了过来。

4. 【音】拨; 弹

vi.

拉, 拽; 拔, 扯[(+at)]

The brambles plucked at her skirt.

荆棘钩扯着她的裙子。

She plucked at the loose threads of her coat.

她扯去上衣上松了的线。

n.

1. (一)拉; (一)拨; (一)扯[C][S1]

With a few plucks at the strings of his banjo, everybody was singing along.

他拨了拨班卓琴的琴弦, 每个人就都跟着唱了起了。

2. (动物的)内脏[the S]

3. 勇气, 意志[U]

He showed pluck in fighting a boy much bigger than himself.

他敢于跟一个比他大得多的孩子搏斗, 足以表现出他的勇气。


短语词组:

pluck up

1. 鼓起; 振作

Sheila plucked up her courage to ask for a pay rise.

希拉鼓足了勇气要求加薪。

Pluck up your spirits!

振作精神!