"pick at" in Chinese (Traditional)
挑食摳(傷口)
Definition
只喫一點點食物,沒有食慾,或反覆觸碰、抓撓某物,尤其是傷口。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常用於形容沒有胃口時小口吃東西,也用於反覆抓撓傷口。多數用於口語,表達隨意、缺乏興趣的行為。不要與單純“挑選”混淆。
Examples
The child picked at his vegetables and didn't finish dinner.
孩子只是**挑食**喫了蔬菜,沒有喫完晚飯。
Please don't pick at your wound, it needs to heal.
請不要**摳**你的傷口,它需要癒合。
He just picks at his lunch every day.
他每天都只是**挑食**午飯。
I'm not hungry—I just picked at my food while we talked.
我沒什麼胃口,和你聊天時只是**隨便喫了幾口**。
Teenagers sometimes pick at their meals when they're stressed.
青少年有壓力時有時會**挑食**。
Stop picking at that scab, or it’ll never heal.
別再**摳**那個結痂了,不然永遠好不了。