choose, select, elect, pick, prefer, opt

名詞 pick:

1. the person or thing chosen or selected
   同義詞：choice, selection
2. the quantity of a crop that is harvested
   同義詞：picking
3. the best people or things in a group
   同義詞：cream
4. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
   同義詞：woof, weft, filling
5. a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
   同義詞：plectrum, plectron
6. a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
7. a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
   同義詞：pickax, pickaxe
8. a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
9. the act of choosing or selecting
   同義詞：choice, selection, option

動詞 pick:

1. select carefully from a group
2. look for and gather
   同義詞：pluck, cull
3. harass with constant criticism
   同義詞：blame, find fault
4. provoke
5. remove in small bits
6. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
   同義詞：clean
7. pilfer or rob
8. pay for something
   同義詞：foot
9. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
   同義詞：pluck, plunk
10. attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
    同義詞：break up
11. hit lightly with a picking motion
    同義詞：peck, beak
12. eat intermittently; take small bites of
    同義詞：nibble, piece

1. The child has picked a hole in his new jumper.
   孩子的新毛衣上勾了一個洞。
2. It was easy to pick holes in his argument.
   在他的論據(jù)里不難找到漏洞。
3. He picked her a rose.
   他采了一朵玫瑰給她。
4. He picked the watch up from the carpet.
   他從地毯上把表撿起來。
5. Which one of the books is your pick?
   你選哪本書？

pick

v.（動詞）
picked,pick.ing,picks
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To select from a group:
挑選：從一組中挑選：
例句：
The best swimmer was picked.See Synonyms at choose
最佳游泳選手被選出來了參見 choose

To select or cull.
選擇，挑揀

To gather in; harvest:
在…中聚集；收獲：
例句：
They were picking cotton.
他們在采棉花

To gather the harvest from:
從…中收獲莊稼：
例句：
We picked the whole field in one day.
我們在一天之內(nèi)把這一整塊地收割完了

To remove the outer covering of; pluck:
拔去，扯去：去除…的外部覆蓋物；拔：
例句：
pick a chicken clean of feathers.
拔除雞毛

To tear off bit by bit:
撕下：一點一點地撕除：
例句：
pick meat from the bones.
把肉從骨頭上撕下

To remove extraneous matter from (the teeth).
剔除：從（牙上）剔除外來物質(zhì)
To poke and pull at (something) with the fingers.
戳：用手指捅并拉出某物
To break up, separate, or detach by means of a sharp, pointed instrument.
撬：用鋒利尖銳的工具分裂、分離或分開
To pierce or make (a hole) with a sharp, pointed instrument.
刺洞：用鋒利尖銳的工具刺入或打（洞）
To take up (food) with the beak; peck:
啄食：用喙啄起（食物）；啄：
例句：
The parrot picked its seed.
鸚鵡啄食飼料

To steal the contents of:
扒竊：偷去…內(nèi)的東西：
例句：
My pocket was picked.
我的口袋被扒了

To open (a lock) without the use of a key.
撬開鎖：不用鑰匙而打開（鎖）
To provoke:
挑釁：
例句：
pick a fight.
挑起戰(zhàn)爭

Music
【音樂】
To pluck (the strings) of an instrument:
撥弄：彈拔樂器的（琴弦）：
例句：
picked the guitar while sitting alone on the deck.
獨自坐在甲板上彈吉他

To play (a tune) by plucking strings:
撥弦演奏：通過撥弦彈奏（一曲）：
例句：
picked a melody out on the guitar.
用吉他彈奏一曲

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To decide with care or forethought.
慎選：謹慎或考慮周到后決定
To work with a pick.
鑿，挖：用鎬挖
To find fault or make petty criticisms; carp:
挑毛病，尋釁，吹毛求疵：發(fā)現(xiàn)錯誤或制造微不足道的批評；吹毛求疵：
例句：
He`s always picking about something.
他總是對一些事吹毛求疵

To be harvested or gathered:
采收：被采摘或收集：
例句：
The ripe apples picked easily.
成熟的蘋果易于采摘

n.（名詞）
The act of picking, especially with a sharp, pointed instrument.
采摘：采摘的行為，尤指用鋒利尖銳的工具
The act of selecting or choosing; choice:
挑選：選擇或挑選的行為；選擇：
例句：
got first pick of the desserts.
第一個挑選甜點

Something selected as the most desirable; the best or choicest part:
最佳部分：挑選出的最好的東西；最好的或最上品的部分：
例句：
the pick of the crop.
收成中的上品

The amount or quantity of a crop that is picked by hand.
收獲量，采摘量：用手采摘的莊稼的總數(shù)或數(shù)量

<常用詞組>pick apart
To refute or find flaws in by close examination:
挑剔，找毛?。悍瘩g或通過仔細的檢查找出錯誤：
例句：
The lawyer picked the testimony apart.
律師挑證詞的毛病

pick at
To pluck or pull at, especially with the fingers.
彈，拉：刺穿或拉出，尤指用手指
To eat sparingly or without appetite:
食不下咽：吃得很少或沒胃口：
例句：
The child just picked at her food.
這孩子只吃她了一點食物

Informal To nag:
【非正式用語】 嘮叨：
例句：
Don`t pick at me day and night.
別整天對我嘮叨挑三揀四

pick off
To shoot after singling out:
逐一射擊：經(jīng)過逐個瞄準(zhǔn)后發(fā)射：
例句：
The hunter picked the ducks off one by one.
獵人把鴨子一個個擊中

Baseball To catch (a base runner) off base and put out with a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher, often to a specified base.
【棒球】 封殺出局：把不在壘上的（跑壘員）抓住，然后快速扔出球拋到一個特定的壘上，通常指投手或接手的突然傳殺
Sports To intercept, as a football pass.
【體育運動】 中途截球：攔截，如攔截足球傳球等
pick on
To tease or bully.
嘲笑，欺侮
pick out
To choose or select:
挑選，選出：
例句：
picked out the best piece of silk.
挑出最好的一匹絲綢

To discern from the surroundings; distinguish:
分辨：從環(huán)境中辯認出；分辨出：
例句：
picked out their cousins from the crowd.
從人群中認出他們的堂兄弟

pick over
To sort out or examine item by item:
一件一件地整理或檢查：
例句：
a shopper who picked over the grapes before purchasing them.
一個買葡萄時精挑細選的顧客

pick up
To take up (something) by hand:
拿起：用手拿起（某物）：
例句：
pick up a book.
撿起一本書

To collect or gather:
收集或聚集：
例句：
picked up the broken pieces of glass.
拾起玻璃碎片

To tidy up:
整理，收拾：
例句：
Let`s pick up the living room.
我們收拾一下臥室吧

To take on (passengers or freight, for example):
承載（客人，貨物等）：
例句：
The bus picks up commuters at three stops.
公共汽車在三個站載送通勤者

Informal
【非正式用語】
To acquire casually or by accident:
不經(jīng)意得到：隨便或偶然地獲得：
例句：
picked up a mink coat on sale.
拍賣時隨手買了一件貂皮大衣

To acquire (knowledge) by learning or experience:
學(xué)得：通過學(xué)習(xí)或經(jīng)歷獲得（知識）：
例句：
picked up French very quickly.
很快地學(xué)起法語來

To claim:
認領(lǐng)，索取：
例句：
picked up her shoes at the repair shop.
在修鞋鋪領(lǐng)回鞋子

To buy:
購買：
例句：
picked up some beverages on the way home.
在回家的路上買些飲料

To accept (a bill or charge) in order to pay it:
付帳：為買某物而付（款或賬）：
例句：
Let me pick up the tab.
我來付計程車的錢

To come down with (a disease):
染上（?。?/br>例句：
picked up a virus in the office.
在辦公室染上病毒

To gain:
獲得，贏得：
例句：
picked up five yards on that play.
在那次游戲中獲得五碼

Informal To take into custody:
【非正式用語】 監(jiān)護，逮捕，拘捕：
例句：
The coast guard picked up five smugglers.
海岸檢查官拘捕了五個走私犯

Slang To make casual acquaintance with, usually in anticipation of sexual relations.
【俚語】 勾搭：與…偶然結(jié)識，常指期望在性關(guān)系中結(jié)識
To come upon and follow:
追蹤：偶然遇上并跟隨：
例句：
The dog picked up the scent.
狗追著氣味走

To come upon and observe:
發(fā)現(xiàn)：偶然遇到并觀測：
例句：
We picked up two submarines on sonar.
我們用聲波定位儀觀察到兩條潛水艇

To continue after a break:
恢復(fù)：休息后繼續(xù)：
例句：
Let`s pick up the discussion after lunch.
我們吃過午飯再繼續(xù)討論吧

Informal To improve in condition or activity:
【非正式用語】 有起色，改善：在條件或活動上提高：
例句：
Sales picked up last fall.
去年的銷售有起色

Slang To pack one`s belongings:
【俚語】 收拾行李：收拾某人的東西：
例句：
She just picked up and left.
她收拾了一下行李就走了

<習(xí)慣用語>pick and choose
To select with great care.
很細心地挑選
pick holes in
To seek and discover flaws or a flaw in:
挑剔：在…尋找或發(fā)現(xiàn)一個或幾個錯誤：
例句：
picked holes in the argument.
在討論中找錯

pick (one`s) way
To find passage and make careful progress through it:
尋找出路：找出路并通過此路謹慎前進：
例句：
picked her way down the steep bank.
沿著陡峭河岸慢慢前行

pick (someone) to pieces
To criticize sharply.
責(zé)罵：嚴厲批評
pick up on【非正式用語】
To take into the mind and understand, typically with speed:
迅速理解：了解到或理解，尤指很快地理解：
例句：
picked up on the new approach and applied it to the project.
很快地了解了新方法并把它應(yīng)用于這個項目中

To notice:
注意到：
例句：
learned to pick up on his superior`s moods and act accordingly.
學(xué)會注意上級的情緒并見機行事

來源：
Middle English piken [to prick]
中古英語 piken [刺，扎]
from Old English *pocian [to prick]
源自 古英語 *pocian [刺，扎]
and from Old French piquer [to pierce] from Vulgar Latin *picc3re * see pique
并源自 古法語 piquer [刺穿] 源自 俗拉丁語 *picc3re *參見 pique

【引伸】
pick.er
n.（名詞）

---------------另--------------
pick
pick 2

n.（名詞）
A tool for breaking hard surfaces, consisting of a curved bar sharpened at both ends and fitted to a long handle.
鎬，鶴嘴鋤：破壞堅硬表面的工具，由兩端有彎曲鋒利的尖和用來固定尖的長把組成

Something, such as an ice pick, a toothpick, or a picklock, that is used for picking.
尖頭挖掘工具：用來挖掘的工具，如碎冰器、牙簽或撬鎖工具
A long-toothed comb, usually designed for use on curly hair.
簪子：一種長齒梳子，常用于卷發(fā)
Sports A pointed projection on the front of the blade of a figure skate.
【體育運動】 冰刀尖：花樣溜冰鞋刀刃前方的尖的突出部分
Music A plectrum.
【音樂】 撥子，撥弦

來源：
Middle English pik
中古英語 pik
variant of pike [sharp point] * see pike 5
pike的變體 [鋒利的尖物] *參見 pike5

pick
pick 3

n.（名詞）
A weft thread in weaving.
緯紗：紡織中用的緯紗線
A passage or throw of the shuttle in a loom.
投梭：織機上梭子的來回穿梭或一投
v.tr.（及物動詞）
picked,pick.ing,picks
To throw (a shuttle) across a loom.
把（梭子）投過織機
Archaic To cast; pitch.
【古語】 投擲；拋扔

來源：
Dialectal
方言
from pick [to pitch, thrust]
源自 pick [擲，拋，扔]
variant of pitch 2
pitch2的變體