Pick at Meaning in English
expression
ˈpɪk/ /ˈæt
PIK-at
pˈɪk/ /ˈæt
PIK-at
التعريف
To eat only small amounts of food without interest, or to repeatedly touch or scratch something, especially a wound.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Commonly used for eating a small amount, showing lack of appetite, or for touching/scratching wounds. 'Pick at your food' means eat reluctantly; 'pick at a wound' means touch or scratch it repeatedly. Informal, mostly spoken.
Spanish: probar (sin ganas) - picotear (comida) - hurgar (herida)Portuguese (BR): beliscar (comida) - mexer (em ferida)Portuguese (PT): beliscar (comida) - mexer (em ferida)Chinese (Simplified): 挑食 - 摳（伤口）Chinese (Traditional): 挑食 - 摳（傷口）Hindi: ऊपर-ऊपर खाना - ज़ख्म कुरेदनाArabic: ينقر (على الطعام) - يعبث (بالجرح)Bengali: আলতো করে খাওয়া - খোঁচানো (ক্ষত)Russian: ковырять (еду/рану)Japanese: つつく (食べ物や傷など)Vietnamese: gặm nhấm (thức ăn) - gãi/chạm (vết thương)Korean: 쪼개먹다 - 만지작거리다 (상처 등)Turkish: az az yemek - kurcalamak (yara vb.)Urdu: کھانے کو چٹکنا - زخم کو چھیڑناIndonesian: makan sedikit-sedikit - mengutik (luka, makanan)
جمل نموذجية
The child picked at his vegetables and didn't finish dinner.
basic
Please don't pick at your wound, it needs to heal.
basic
He just picks at his lunch every day.
basic
I'm not hungry—I just picked at my food while we talked.
natural
Teenagers sometimes pick at their meals when they're stressed.
natural
Stop picking at that scab, or it’ll never heal.
natural