动词 pluck:

1. pull or pull out sharply

2. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

3. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

4. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

5. strip of feathers

6. look for and gather

pluckv.摘；猛拉；拔；拨弹（乐器）n.猛拉；勇气；动物内脏pluck at the chance抢机会pluck one's eyebrows修眉毛plucking apical buds打顶pluck up one's heart鼓起勇气plucking flower buds摘花序plucking flowers buds去花序plucking at the wires在弦线上弹奏pluck out a grey hair拔下一根灰白的头发.pluck up by the rootsvt.连根拔起(根除)pluck up one's courage鼓起勇气

1. The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least amount of hissing.
   抽税的本领在于：从鹅身上拔下最大限度的毛，而只让它发出最低限度的嘶嘶声。
2. An instrument consisting of an upright, open triangular frame with usually46 strings of graded lengths played by plucking with the fingers.
   竖琴一种有一个通常系有四十六根长短不一的琴弦的直立的开放三角架、弹奏时用手指拨动琴弦的乐器
3. The child was plucking at her mother's skirt.
   那孩子揪住母亲的裙子。
4. I have met those men plucking fruit, and among them several are university students.
   我遇见了采摘水果的那些人，他们中的几个是大学生。