| 词汇 | pick at something |
| 释义 | pick at somethingpick at something phrasal verbphr v a) EATto eat only small amounts of food because you do not feel hungry or do not like the food 〔因不饿或不喜欢而〕一点一点地吃，挑挑拣拣地吃 Paige could only pick at her meal, forcing down a mouthful or two. 佩奇只能勉为其难地吃着饭，强迫自己咽下一两口。 b) TOUCHto touch something many times with your fingers, pulling it slightly 〔反复地〕拉扯 She was picking at her skirt. 她不停地拉扯自己的裙子。 Examples from the Corpus pick at • If not, she will pretend to look straight through him and pick at a plant leaf hoping he will go away.• Sometimes she picks at her fingers.• At dinner Norm had seconds of everything, but Benjy only picked at his food.• I pictured myself picking at least three hundred pounds a day and took the job.• A glow that came down over the trees, and picked at the burn, and spilled through my bedroom window.• Check for birds picking at the water.• I started to pick at them.• Mushroom picking at Wilgro Mushrooms at Wath, near Ripon. → pick at something at pick1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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