pick at

英 [pɪk æt]

美 [pɪk æt]

少量地吃; 吃一点点

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 少量地吃；吃一点点
  If youpick atthe food that you are eating, you eat only very small amounts of it.
  1. Sarah picked at a plate of cheese for supper, but she wasn't really hungry.
     萨拉晚餐时只吃一盘奶酪，但她并没有真觉得饿。

英英释义

verb

• express a negative opinion of
  1. She disparaged her student's efforts
  Synonym:disparagebelittle
• eat like a bird
  1. The anorexic girl just picks at her food
  Synonym:peck atpeck
• pluck or pull at with the fingers
  1. She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse
  Synonym:pluck atpull at

双语例句

• Both cases Kenya and Uganda although established diplomatic relations with China immediately after independence direct investments began to pick up at the beginning of the new century.
  肯尼亚与乌干达都在独立后立即与中国建立外交关系。新世纪伊始，直接投资便开始出现。
• The extended-through-space train I pick out at the end of our walk is the same as the extended-through-space train that I picked out at the beginning of our walk.
  走到末尾的时候，我谈到的贯穿空间的火车，和一开始我谈到的，是同一辆。
• Atlanta also owns Indiana's pick at No.11, as part of the trade that sent Al Harrington to the Pacers last summer.
  亚特兰大，也赢得印第安纳的11顺位，这是作为去年夏天将哈灵顿卖给步行者的交易之一。
• In other words they will pick people at random and see what happens to them.
  换句话说，他们要随机的挑选人，看看他们会发生什么情况。
• A team seeking to land Bryant likely would have to pair one or two talented young players, a high draft pick and at least one veteran with an expiring contract.
  一支球队想要引入科比需要一两个年轻的有天赋的球员，一个高顺位的选秀顺位和一个合同到期的老球员。
• Any decent shot with telescopic sights could pick us off at random.
  任何借助望远镜瞄准器的像样射手都可以随意把我们逐个干掉。
• His guest finally did arrive at the restaurant only to pick at her food and leave early.
  他的客人终于到了饭店，但她只勉强吃了几口，早早离开了。
• When the opportunities avail themselves, they pick away at us.
  他们一逮到机会就把我们抓来。
• As long as they pay, tourists may pick fruits at their pleasure in this park.
  只要付钱，游客们可以在这个公园里自由采摘水果。
• Vultures flew around in the sky waiting to pick at the carcass of the deer.
  兀鹰在天空盘旋等待着啄食鹿的尸体。