pick at

英 [pɪk æt]

美 [pɪk æt]

少量地吃; 吃一点点

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 少量地吃；吃一点点
  If youpick atthe food that you are eating, you eat only very small amounts of it.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

• express a negative opinion of
  1. She disparaged her student's efforts
  Synonym:disparagebelittle
• eat like a bird
  1. The anorexic girl just picks at her food
  Synonym:peck atpeck
• pluck or pull at with the fingers
  1. She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse
  Synonym:pluck atpull at

双语例句

• As long as they pay, tourists may pick fruits at their pleasure in this park.
  只要付钱，游客们可以在这个公园里自由采摘水果。
• Those who are able to should also try and pick up at least a casual knowledge of another Singapore language, besides their mother tongue.
  除此之外，那些行有余力的人，更应该尝试对母语以外的至少一种本地语言有基本认识；
• 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。
• Don't pick at me day and night.
  别整天对我唠叨挑三拣四。
• I would like to know the Bus number for pick up at airport.
  我想要知道接机的大巴汽车号码。
• When the opportunities avail themselves, they pick away at us.
  他们一逮到机会就把我们抓来。
• His guest finally did arrive at the restaurant only to pick at her food and leave early.
  他的客人终于到了饭店，但她只勉强吃了几口，早早离开了。
• I'll pick you up at five this afternoon.
  今天下午五点我去接你。
• I tend to leave the windfalls for the birds to pick at.
  我习惯于将被风吹落的水果留给鸟儿们啄食。
• Both cases Kenya and Uganda although established diplomatic relations with China immediately after independence direct investments began to pick up at the beginning of the new century.
  肯尼亚与乌干达都在独立后立即与中国建立外交关系。新世纪伊始，直接投资便开始出现。