名詞 pluck:

1. the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
   同義詞：gutsiness, pluckiness
2. the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

動(dòng)詞 pluck:

1. pull or pull out sharply
   同義詞：tweak, pull off, pick off
2. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
   同義詞：hustle, roll
3. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
   同義詞：overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, rob, hook
4. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
   同義詞：plunk, pick
5. strip of feathers
   同義詞：pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
6. look for and gather
   同義詞：pick, cull

1. She showed a lot of pluck in dealing with the intruders.
   她對(duì)付那些闖入的歹徒表現(xiàn)得十分勇敢。
2. He showed a lot of pluck to leave a safe job and set up his own business.
   他放棄了一份安定的工作而自己創(chuàng)業(yè)，表現(xiàn)出了極大的勇氣。
3. He couldn't pluck up enough courage to ask her to go out with him.
   他不能鼓起足夠的勇氣請(qǐng)她一起外出。
4. He plucked a rose for his lover.
   他為情人摘了一朵玫瑰花。

pluck

v.（動(dòng)詞）
plucked,pluck.ing,plucks
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly with the fingers; pick:
采，摘，拔：用指頭抓牢并突然扯動(dòng)來(lái)除出或分開(kāi)；采摘：
例句：
pluck a flower; pluck feathers from a chicken; plucked a rabbit from the hat.
摘一朵花；拔雞毛；從帽子里抓出一只免子來(lái)

To pull out the hair or feathers of:
拔下…的毛發(fā)或羽毛：
例句：
pluck a chicken.
拔雞毛

To remove abruptly or forcibly:
開(kāi)除：突然或強(qiáng)制地除去：
例句：
plucked the child from school in midterm.
學(xué)期中開(kāi)除那孩子

To give an abrupt pull to; tug at:
突然地扯；拉：
例句：
pluck a sleeve.
扯衣袖

Music To sound (the strings of an instrument) by pulling and releasing them with the fingers or a plectrum.
【音樂(lè)】 撥（弦）：用手指或撥片拉扯琴弦然后放開(kāi)來(lái)奏響（樂(lè)器的弦）
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To give an abrupt pull; tug.
突然的一拉；扯
n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of plucking.
采，摘，拔：拔、摘、采等的行為或事例
Resourceful courage and daring in the face of difficulties; spirit.
勇氣，膽量：在困難面前足智多謀的勇氣和膽量；精力
The heart, liver, windpipe, and lungs of a slaughtered animal.
內(nèi)臟：被屠宰動(dòng)物的心臟、氣管和肺部

來(lái)源：
Middle English plukken
中古英語(yǔ) plukken
from Old English pluccian
源自 古英語(yǔ) pluccian
probably from Vulgar Latin *pilucc3re
可能源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *pilucc3re
ultimately from Latin pil3re
最終源自 拉丁語(yǔ) pil3re
from pilus [hair]
源自 pilus [頭發(fā)]

【引伸】
pluck.er
n.（名詞）