pluck

名词 pluck:

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

动词 pluck:

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

1. She showed a lot of pluck in dealing with the intruders.
   她对付那些闯入的歹徒表现得十分勇敢。
2. He showed a lot of pluck to leave a safe job and set up his own business.
   他放弃了一份安定的工作而自己创业，表现出了极大的勇气。
3. He couldn't pluck up enough courage to ask her to go out with him.
   他不能鼓起足够的勇气请她一起外出。
4. He plucked a rose for his lover.
   他为情人摘了一朵玫瑰花。

pluck

v.（动词）
plucked,pluck.ing,plucks
v.tr.（及物动词）
To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly with the fingers; pick:
采，摘，拔：用指头抓牢并突然扯动来除出或分开；采摘：
例句：
pluck a flower; pluck feathers from a chicken; plucked a rabbit from the hat.
摘一朵花；拔鸡毛；从帽子里抓出一只免子来

To pull out the hair or feathers of:
拔下…的毛发或羽毛：
例句：
pluck a chicken.
拔鸡毛

To remove abruptly or forcibly:
开除：突然或强制地除去：
例句：
plucked the child from school in midterm.
学期中开除那孩子

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.
【音乐】 拨（弦）：用手指或拨片拉扯琴弦然后放开来奏响（乐器的弦）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To give an abrupt pull; tug.
突然的一拉；扯
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of plucking.
采，摘，拔：拔、摘、采等的行为或事例
Resourceful courage and daring in the face of difficulties; spirit.
勇气，胆量：在困难面前足智多谋的勇气和胆量；精力
The heart, liver, windpipe, and lungs of a slaughtered animal.
内脏：被屠宰动物的心脏、气管和肺部

来源：
Middle English plukken
中古英语 plukken
from Old English pluccian
源自 古英语 pluccian
probably from Vulgar Latin *pilucc3re
可能源自 俗拉丁语 *pilucc3re
ultimately from Latin pil3re
最终源自 拉丁语 pil3re
from pilus [hair]
源自 pilus [头发]

【引伸】
pluck.er
n.（名词）