扯; 找茬儿; 批评; 少量地吃
ph.
1. The boy is only picking at his food.
那男孩只吃一点点。
2. Why are you always picking at me?
你为什么老是挑我的毛病？
预约见面
A：Hello, this is Wang Ming. May I speak to Gao Ling, please?
喂，我是王明，我可以和高玲通话吗？
B：Oh, Wang Ming, this is she.
哦，王明，我就是高玲。
A：I need to make an appointment with you tonight.
我想今晚约你。
B：OK. What time is it?
好啊。什么时候？
A：Eight o'clock, I'll pick you up at your office.
晚8点，我去办公室接你。
B：Great.
太好了。
打电话
A：Hello. May I speak to Mary, please?
喂，请找一下玛丽？
B：Speaking. Who’s calling, please?
我就是。请问哪位？
A：Hi, Mary. This is Tom.
你好，玛丽。我是汤姆。
B：Oh, hi, Tom. How’ve you been?
哦，你好，汤姆。你还好吗？
A：Just fine. I say. Aren’t you busy tomorrow evening?
一切都好。我说。明天晚上你不忙吧？
B：Let me see. Uh-huh…no, I guess I’ll be free.
让我想想。啊哈——不，我想我有空。
A：Well, uh…why not dine out together and go to the movies?
嗯，可以出去一起吃饭然后看电影吗？
B：Sounds like a good idea.
好主意。
A：Okay. I’ll pick you up at 6:00.
好的。我会在6 点钟接你。
B：Thank you for inviting me. See you then. Bye, Tom.
谢谢你约请我。那时再见吧。拜拜，汤姆。
A：Bye now.
拜拜。
在旅馆
A：Front desk. May I help you?
服务台，能为您效劳吗？
B：I’m going to check out tomorrow but will be back in a week’s time. Can I leave my luggage here?
我会在明天退房，但一星期后会回来，请问我可以把行李存在酒店里吗？
A：Yes, sure. We do have a storage service. When will you be checking out tomorrow?
当然可以，先生，我们是有寄存服务的，请问您明天什么时候退房？
B：About nine-thirty in the morning.
大约早上9 点半吧。
A：Then shall we arrange the bellboy to pick up your luggage at 9:00?
那么我们安排服务生9 点来取行李可以吗？
B：Sure.
可以。
A：May I have your room number, please?
请告诉我您的房间号码，好吗？
B：It's 1218.
号码是1218．
A：1218. We’ll collect your luggage at 9:00 tomorrow. Would you then come to the Front Desk to get your storage receipt, please?
1218．我们明早9 点来取行李，然后麻烦您到服务台来取收据。
B：Thank you very much, bye!
谢谢，再见。
A：You’re welcome. Goodbye.
不用客气，再见。
1. 用指尖拉：pick apart 撕碎 | pick at 用指尖拉 | pick off 摘掉
2. 用指尖拉, 少量地吃：pay back 偿还; 回报 | pick at 用指尖拉, 少量地吃 | pick on 作弄, 总是挑剔
3. 吃一点点,无食欲地吃：in person 亲自,本人 | pick at 吃一点点,无食欲地吃 | pick on 找...岔子,对...唠叨指责;挑选,选中
4. 指责,吃一点点：pick off 摘去;一个个地射杀 | pick at 指责,吃一点点 | pick sb on/upon sth 选择某人做讨厌的事
1. pick at的反义词
1. 少量地吃；吃一点点
If you pick at the food that you are eating, you eat only very small amounts of it.
e.g. 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。
1. Customers in the US could shop and buy the device anywhere they are and pick up their purchase at any Apple retail store.
2. Even when cadaver dogs pick up a scent, workers say they frequently can't get at the bodies without heavy equipment.
3. At Silk Street Market, have the kids pick out their own stone chop.
4. At least 35 percent of manufacturing companies will drop their pens and pick up a computer mouse for design purposes.
5. Mobley has a left shoulder contusion, which he got while setting a pick at Utah on Saturday.
6. pick at
6. These little creatures will be crawling all over the menus and you can take your pick at the best.
7. He also said he was willing to underwrite the excessive voucher distribution himself, rather than demanding that officials at the local government level pick up the tab.
8. pick at的意思
8. The elderly man lies motionless as rats pick at his overflowing diaper.
9. Winners will receive a unique code and instructions on how to pick up their tickets at an offsite distribution center today.
10. pick at的反义词
10. Ticket winners said they received a unique code and instructions to pick up their tickets Monday at Dodger Stadium.
verb
1. pick at的反义词
1. express a negative opinion of
e.g. She disparaged her student's efforts
2. eat like a bird
e.g. The anorexic girl just picks at her food
3. pick at
3. pluck or pull at with the fingers
e.g. She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse