pluck vt. 1.拨,扯(羽毛等);采,摘,掏(花、果实)。 2.拉,拖,拉下,拖开。 3.鼓起(勇气等) (up)。 4.〔口语〕抢,夺 (away; off), 诈取,讹诈。 5.【地质学;地理学】(冰川)冲走(岩石),拔蚀。 6.拨响(琴弦)。 7.〔英大学俚〕使不及格。 pluck sb. by the sleeve 拉…的袖子。 vi. 猛拉 (at); 想抓住,捉 (at)。 A drowning man plucks at a straw. 溺水的人连稻草也要抓。 get plucked 考不及格,落第。 pluck a pigeon 骗取愚人金钱。 pluck asunder 扯开。 pluck away [off] 扯去,撕去。 pluck down 拆毁(建筑物),(把某人)拖下来。 pluck out 拔出;揭露。 pluck up 1. 连根拔去,根绝。 2. 提高,鼓起(勇气)。 n. 1.拔;扯。 2.(牛等的)内脏。 3.〔口语〕胆子,勇气。 4.〔俚语〕不及格。 5.【摄影】鲜明。 a hard plucked man 冷酷无情的人。 a good-plucked man 有勇气的人。
I shall have to pluck up courage and speak to her about it . 我得鼓起勇气跟她谈这件事。
Tom begged her to pluck up hope again, and she said she could not . 汤姆恳求她重新鼓起勇气,恢复希望,可是她说她办不到。
The man began to pluck up his courage, and suddenly unslung and bent his bow . 那人逐渐地壮起胆来,突然的取下铁弩,把它拉开。
Mr. brass made a dismal attempt to pluck up his spirits and appear at his ease . 布拉斯先生忧郁地试图打起精神来,装出满不在乎的神气。
It had enticed lyman into its toils to pluck from him his manhood and his honesty, corrupting him and poisoning him beyond redemption . 它使莱门上了圈套,来剥夺他的人格和诚实的心灵,腐蚀他,毒害他,弄得无可救药。
I shall have to pluck up courage and speak to her about it 我得鼓起勇气跟她谈这件事
She tried to pluck out some of her gray hairs 她想拔掉一些自己的白头发。
But do you try to pluck some compensation from the setback 你试过从挫折里收集一些补益?
Miss caroline krafft seriously needed to pluck her eyebrows 卡洛琳?克拉夫特小姐急需修眉
And a time to pluck up that which is planted 拔出所栽种的,也有时