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VERB
采；摘
If you pluck a fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and pull it in order to remove it from its stalk where it is growing.
例句
I plucked a lemon from the tree...
我从树上采了一个柠檬。
He plucked a stalk of dried fennel.
他摘掉了干茴香的梗。
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VERB
拔；拉；抽；扯
If you pluck something from somewhere, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply from where it is.
例句
He plucked the cigarette from his mouth and tossed it out into the street...
他从嘴里抽出香烟，把它扔到街上。
He plucked the baby out of my arms...
他从我怀里夺过宝宝。
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VERB
弹，拨（乐器）
If you pluck a guitar or other musical instrument, you pull the strings with your fingers and let them go, so that they make a sound.
例句
Nell was plucking a harp.
内尔在弹奏竖琴。
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VERB
拔除（鸡或其他死禽）的毛
If you pluck a chicken or other dead bird, you pull its feathers out to prepare it for cooking.
例句
She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken.
她拔鸡毛时看上去很轻松。
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VERB
（用镊子）拔，修（眉毛）
If a woman plucks her eyebrows, she pulls out some of the hairs using tweezers.
例句
You've plucked your eyebrows at last!
你终于修了眉毛！
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VERB
挖掘；使一跃成名
If someone unknown is given an important job or role and quickly becomes famous because of it, you can say that they have been plucked from obscurity or plucked from an unimportant position.
例句
She was plucked from the corps de ballet to take on Juliet...
她从芭蕾舞团的伴舞队中被挖掘出来，担任朱丽叶这一角色。
The agency plucked Naomi from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models.
这个经纪公司挖掘了默默无闻的娜奥米，并把她打造成了世界顶尖模特。
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VERB
把…（从险境中）救起
If someone is rescued from a dangerous situation, you can say that they are plucked from it or are plucked to safety.
例句
A workman was plucked from the roof of a burning power station by a police helicopter...
一名工人被警用直升机从着火电站的屋顶上救了出来。
Ten fishermen were plucked to safety from life-rafts.
10名渔夫从救生筏上被救到了安全处。
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N-UNCOUNT
勇气；胆量；决心
If you say that someone has pluck, you mean that they show courage and determination when they are in a difficult or frightening situation.
例句
Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession.
小公司的勇气和坚毅是出了名的，即使面对经济衰退也是如此。
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PHRASE
鼓起勇气
If you pluck up the courage to do something that you feel nervous about, you make an effort to be brave enough to do it.
例句
It took me about two hours to pluck up courage to call.
我用了大约2个小时才鼓起勇气打电话。
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PHRASE
脱口而出；随意说出
If you say that someone plucks a figure, name, or date out of the air, you mean that they say it without thinking much about it before they speak.
例句
Is this just a figure she plucked out of the air?
这是否仅仅是她随口说出的数字？