Picking
选择(picking a candidate);采摘(apple picking);捡起(picking up the phone);挑剔(picking at food)。名词 cherry picking 精选有利数据。
- “She spent the morning picking strawberries on the farm.” (她上午在农场摘草莓。)
- “We are picking the best three proposals for the next round.” (我们正挑选三份最佳方案进入下一轮。)
- “He kept picking at the label on his water bottle.” (他不停抠水瓶上的标签。)
可能源自古英语 pician 或北欧语,与“用尖物挑、选”的动作相关,具体词源学者仍有讨论。
pick + -ing;短语 pick up 与 picking up 高频。
电商 picking orders 仓库拣货;音乐 picking a guitar 拨弦。口语 picky 挑剔由 pick 衍生语感。
- 固定搭配: “picking up” (捡起/接人/学会), “cherry-picking” (挑有利的), “order picking” (拣货)
- 原形: pick;过去式: picked
pick 像“用尖挑出来”,-ing 是“正在挑/正在摘”。
“Warehouse staff are picking items faster since the barcode system went live.” (条码系统上线后,仓库员工拣货更快了。)