1.动词

挑选；选择

Mr Nowell had picked ten people to interview for six salesjobs in London.诺埃尔先生为伦敦的6个销售职位选出了10人进行面试。

I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate.我特意选了一个热带气候的城市。

采；摘

She used to pick flowers in the Cromwell Road.她过去常到克伦威尔路采花。

He helps his mother pick fruit.他帮母亲摘果子。

拿取；挪移

He picked the napkin from his lap and placed it alongsidehis plate.他拿起腿上的餐巾，放在盘子旁边。

He picked the telephone off the wall bracket.他从墙上的固定托架上摘下电话。

抠（鼻）；剔（牙）

He had just had a meal and was picking his teeth after it.他刚吃完饭，正在剔牙。

寻找…的口实；寻（衅）；找（碴儿）

He picked a fight with a waiter and landed in jail.他找碴儿跟服务生打了一架，最后进了监狱。

He was clearly in a mood to pick a quarrel with anybody.他现在的心情明显是逮谁就想跟谁吵。

撬开（锁）；扒窃…中的东西

He picked each lock deftly, and rifled the papers withineach drawer.他熟练地撬开每一把锁，把每个抽屉里的文件都偷走了。

加速

Brian pulled away slowly, but picked up speed.布赖恩慢慢开动汽车，但很快就加速了。

2.名词

精华；精品；精英

The boys here are the pick of the under-15 cricketers in thecountry.这儿的男孩是全国15岁以下板球手中的佼佼者。

We had the pick of suits from the shop.我们买了店里最好的套装。

3.词组

pick apart 挑剔，找毛病：反驳或通过仔细的检查找出错误

The lawyer picked the testimony apart.律师挑证词的毛病

pick at【非正式用语】唠叨

Don't pick at me day and night.别整天对我唠叨挑三拣四

pick off逐一射击：经过逐个瞄准后发射

The hunter picked the ducks off one by one.猎人把鸭子一个个击中

pick up整理，收拾

Let's pick up the living room.我们收拾一下卧室吧

pick up承载（客人，货物等）

The bus picks up commuters at three stops. 公共汽车在三个站载送通勤者