56 PICK: 选择，挑；挑剔；搜寻；抓
词组讲解
1. pick a quarrel with sb. ** 找碴；挑衅
解 习语；词义溯源：选择与某人［争吵（quarrel）］
例 My husband loves to pick a quarrel with me when he is bored.
2. pick at sb. or sth. *** 唠叨，不断挑毛病；小口地吃；触摸，触碰
解 短语动词；词义溯源：挑剔某人或挑某物
例 Because he's an immigrant and can't speak English well, the boss picks at Jose.
The news had made me lose my appetite, so I sat there only picking at the meal.
If you keep the sore covered, the child won't be tempted to pick at it.
3. pick holes in sth. / pick sth. to pieces ** 找漏洞；挑毛病
解 习语；词义溯源：从某处挑［缺陷、漏洞（holes）］
例 The committee seemed determined to pick holes in our plan.
4. pick on sb. or sth. *** 挑出某人或某物的缺点；折磨；耍弄
解 短语动词；词义溯源：对某人或某物进行挑剔
例 You shouldn't let the older boys pick on the younger ones.
5. pick one's way through sth. ** 小心翼翼地经过；谨慎地前进
解 习语；词义溯源：搜寻出［自己的路（one's way）］
例 Having spent 14 hours picking my way through the erudite book, my eyes were sore and my brain numb.
Pedestrians had to pick their way through many puddles.
6. pick sb. or sth. off *** 摘下，拿下；瞄准射杀
解 短语动词；词义溯源：挑［出（off）］某人或某物
例 All of the apples on the lower branches had been picked off by schoolboys passing by.
With a scope on the rifle, it is possible to pick off targets up to 1,500 meters away.
7. pick sb. or sth. out *** 挑出来，分离；了解，领会
解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人或某物挑［出来（out）］
例 Grandmother pointed to the old dolls and told me to pick one out.
8. pick sb. or sth. up *** 拿起来，捡起；（汽车、船等）中途搭乘；给人搭便车；（出于恋爱目的而）结识；抓住，逮捕；整理，整顿；（偶然）学到；耳濡目染，熟悉；加速；重新开始；接收信号；重新找到
解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人或某物抓［起来（up）］
例 Can you help me pick this box up and carry it over there?
The company bus picks us up at 7:30 AM.
A passing car saw me and stopped to pick me up.
Brice Shopping Mall is a great place to pick up girls.
Police need a court order permitting them to pick up a person they suspect.
As soon as we can pick up this office, we can go home for the day.
John is going to pick up some donuts for the meeting.
Why don't you go to that seminar on fishing? You might pick up a few good tips.
I realized I was running a bit slow, so I picked up the pace a bit.
In the morning we picked up where we had left off the day before.
We installed a satellite dish so we could pick up Mexican television transmissions.
The search dogs picked up the scent of a living person under the rubble.
9. pick sth. over / pick over sth. *** 仔细挑选，仔细观察
解 短语动词；词义溯源：［彻底地、反复地（over）］挑选某物
例 For nearly three weeks rescuers picked over the rubble of the collapsed department store, looking for bodies and survivors.
10. pick up the tab ** 承担费用，支付费用
解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：拿起［账单（tab）］
例 My company picks up the tab for all my travel expenses.
参考译文
1. 我丈夫无聊的时候，喜欢找碴跟我吵架。
2. 由于乔斯是移民而且英语说得不好，老板经常挑他的毛病。
那条新闻让我失去了胃口，所以我只是坐在那里，吃得很少。
如果你把伤口包扎好了，孩子就不会想去触碰它。
3. 委员会好像决定要挑我们的计划的毛病。
4. 你不应该让年龄大的男孩欺负年龄小的男孩。
5. 我花了14个小时好不容易读完那本内容丰富的书，眼睛都痛了，脑袋也麻木了。
行人不得不在许多水坑中艰难前行。
6. 矮树枝上的苹果都已经被路过的学生们摘光了。
用带有瞄准镜的步枪可在1,500米外瞄准射杀目标。
7. 奶奶指着那些旧娃娃，让我从里面挑一个。
8. 你能帮我把这个盒子抬起来，搬到那边吗？
公司班车上午7:30来接我们。
一辆经过的汽车看到我，停下来让我搭便车。
布莱斯购物中心是一个结识女孩的好地方。
警方须获得法院命令后才能逮捕嫌疑人。
只要我们能把这间办公室打扫干净，今天就可以回家了。
开会的时候，约翰会带一些甜甜圈来。
你为什么不去参加那个钓鱼研讨班呢？你可能会得到一些有用的指点。
我发现自己跑得有点慢，所以加快了步伐。
早上，我们继续从前一天中断的地方开始。
我们安装卫星天线是为了接收到墨西哥的电视信号。
搜救犬发现碎石下面有人幸存的迹象。
9. 救援人员在倒塌商场的废墟中仔细搜查，寻找遗体和生还者，搜寻工作持续了近三周。
10. 公司为我承担所有的差旅费用。
