vt (1)采，摘，拔，扯 (remove by pulling) [T+n， T+n+prep(from/off)， T+n+adv(off/out)]：～one's eyebrows 拔眉毛;～a rose from the garden/an apple from a tree/a grey hair from sb's head从花园里摘一朵玫瑰/树上摘一个苹果/某人的头上扯下一根白发;Let me～that piece of thread off (your shirt). 让我把那根线(从你的衬衣上)扯掉。～the feathers off the hen before cooking it 在炖鸡之前将鸡毛拔掉;～out a grey hair 拔掉一根灰白头发;He～ed the arrow out (of his arm with his other hand). 他(用另一只手)把箭(从胳膊上)拔出来。～off a peach/the dead flowers 摘下一只桃/摘掉枯萎的花;〖同〗pick;

(2)拔(鸡，鸟等的)毛 (remove the feathers from (a chicken， bird， etc) in order to prepare it for cooking) [T+n]：～a turkey/a goose/a bird 给火鸡/鹅/鸟拔毛;

(3)拉，扯 (give a pull at) [T+n， T+n+prep(at)]：～sb's sleeve 拉某人的袖子;He～ed the letter from her hands. 他从她手中夺过信。～at sb's skirt/sb's sleeve 扯着某人的裙子/袖子;The prisoner～ed at the king's robe and begged for mercy. 那囚犯拉着国王的袍子乞求宽恕。

(4)拨(弹)(琴弦) (sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pulling at and releasing them with fingers) [T+n] (AmE pick)：～a guitar 弹吉他;～the strings of a harp 拨竖琴的弦;

pluck up courage (to do sth) 鼓起勇气(做某事)：She～ed up courage to ask a question. 她鼓起勇气提了一个问题。

n (1)勇气 (courage; bravery) [U]： show/need/have a lot of～表现出/需要/有很大的勇气;a young man with plenty of～很有勇气的青年人;〖同〗spirit，courage，bravery;

(2)一拉(扯) (short sharp pull) [C， 通常sing]： feel a～at one's sleeve 觉得袖子被拉了一下;

(3)(可供食用的)动物内脏 (heart， liver， and lungs， esp of an animal used for food) [U];

→′plucky adj 勇敢(有勇气)的;′pluckily adv勇敢(有勇气)地