千萬別漏掉的「pick」的用法!!
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今天給大家說說Pick這個詞的用法。
當動詞講
第一個是選拔,比如,Hey! Pick your favorite color,來吧,選個你最喜歡的顏色!
還有一個意思是拾取,通常理解為開車接人,比如,
I will pick you up at 8:00 pm at that coffee shop where we always meet. 晚上8點鐘,我會在我們經常見面的咖啡店那兒接你。
還有一個比較隱藏的意思,是搭訕,調情的含義,I play guitar to pick up girls,我彈吉他不為了別的,只為泡妞!如今很多不擅長和女孩兒打交道的男人需要一些pick up artist的幫忙,pick up artist,泡妞專家,if you are too shy to meet girls, find a pick up artist to help youout,如果不會和女孩打交道,找個泡妞大師教教你吧;
大家都熟悉它的動詞用法,卻很少留意pick的形容詞和名詞的用法;
Picky是pick的形容詞形式,表示挑剔,吹毛求疵的意思,比如,當忍不住勸你身邊比較挑剔的單身貴族儘早脫單時,你可以說You will be single until death if being picky like this。你若這麼挑剔下去,將孤獨終老。
挑食,或吃東西比較矯情的表達,picky on food 。
比如,Jane is picky on food, that’s why she is so skinny, Jane由於挑食,骨瘦如柴。Skin是皮膚,瘦得只剩下皮了就是skinny了。be picky 後面的on 別忘了加,表示挑剔的對象,be picky on something or something else.
Pick當名詞講, 有已做出的選擇之意。
常用短語take your pick, 隨便選的意思,如,We have enough money to buy any car in the market , so take your pick! 我們足夠土豪,市面上的車子隨便挑。
還有,國人越來越喜歡美式皮卡,皮卡怎麼說?pickup truck, 可以隨時裝卸貨物的卡車,美國的農具車,國內喝油的豪車,比如,Hop in my pickup truck, let’s go for a ride !哥開皮卡帶你兜風,還等什麼呢?其中hop in 是跳到車裡的意思,我們常說的「上車」,go for a ride的意思是兜風。
好啦,總結一下,
Pick當動詞講,
Hey! Pick your favorite color;
I will pick you up at 8:00 pm at that coffee shop where we always meet;
I play guitar to pick up girls;
If you are too shy to meet girls, find a pick up artist to help you out;
Pick當形容詞講,
You will be single until death if being picky like this;
Jane is picky on food, that’s why she is so skinny;
Pick當名詞講,
We have enough money to buy any car in the market, so take your pick!
Hop in my pickup truck, let’s go for a ride!
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