pick on

英 [pɪk ɒn]

美 [pɪk ɑːn]

跟…找碴; 故意刁难; 挑中; 选中

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 找…的岔子；故意刁难
  If someonepicks onyou, they repeatedly criticize you unfairly or treat you unkindly.
  1. Bullies pick on younger children...
     坏孩子专挑年纪更小的孩子欺负。
  2. Mr Adams was repeatedly bullied and picked on by manageress Elizabeth Archer.
     女经理伊丽莎白·阿彻多次胁迫和刁难亚当斯先生。
• PHRASAL VERB 挑中；选中
  If someonepicks ona particular person or thing, they choose them, for example for special attention or treatment.
  1. When you have made up your mind, pick on a day when you will not be under much stress...
     你什么时候下决心了，就挑一个压力不大的日子。
  2. I picked on simple things — rice and peas, meat and bread.
     我选了些简单的：豌豆米饭和夹肉面包。

双语例句

• You are likely to pick on someone who is already attached or just not interested.
  你可能会挑剔已经开始相处的恋人，或者对他失去兴趣。
• Why pick on me every time?
  为什么每次都怪我？
• You must tell Mark not to pick on me.
  你必须告诉马克不要挑我的毛病。
• And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny.
  他也很喜欢挑小男孩喜欢丹尼。
• When you have made up your mind, pick on a day when you will not be under much stress
  你什么时候下决心了，就挑一个压力不大的日子。
• You use foreleg pick on the wall, and he placed trumpets vertical Wells, I jumped from your back well, again pull you up, we were saved.
  你用前脚扒在井墙上，再把角竖直了，我从你后背跳上井去，再拉你上来，我们就都得救了。
• Bullies pick on younger children
  坏孩子专挑年纪更小的孩子欺负。
• When the wolf is rampant, why pick on the fox?
  豺狼当道，安问狐狸。（《后汉书》）
• The examiners can pick on any student to answer questions.
  主考者可挑选任何学生来回答问题。
• I wish the teacher wouldn't pick on me so much.
  我希望老师不那么挑我的毛病。