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"pick at" in Chinese (Simplified)

挑食摳(伤口)

Definition

只吃一点点食物,没有食欲,或反复触碰、抓挠某物,尤其是伤口。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于形容没有胃口时小口吃东西,也用于反复抓挠伤口。多用于口语,表达随意、缺乏兴趣的行为。不要与单纯“挑选”混淆。

Examples

The child picked at his vegetables and didn't finish dinner.

孩子只是**挑食**吃了蔬菜,没有吃完晚饭。

Please don't pick at your wound, it needs to heal.

请不要**抠**你的伤口,它需要愈合。

He just picks at his lunch every day.

他每天都只是**挑食**午饭。

I'm not hungry—I just picked at my food while we talked.

我没什么胃口,和你聊天时只是**随便吃了几口**。

Teenagers sometimes pick at their meals when they're stressed.

青少年有压力时有时会**挑食**。

Stop picking at that scab, or it’ll never heal.

别再**抠**那个结痂了,不然永远好不了。