"pick over" in Chinese (Simplified)
挑选仔细挑拣
Definition
仔细检查事物,通常是为了挑选最好的或去除不想要的东西。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常为非正式用语,常用在食物(如水果、豆类)或二手商品,表示细致筛选或去除坏的东西。常见搭配:'pick over the fruit/vegetables/clothes'。不要与'pick up'(捡起)或'pick out'(挑选一个)混淆。
Examples
She likes to pick over the apples to find the best ones.
她喜欢**挑选**苹果,找出最好的。
Please pick over the beans before cooking.
请在煮之前**仔细挑拣**豆子。
They picked over the old books at the market.
他们在市场上**仔细挑拣**旧书。
By the time I arrived, the sale had been picked over and there was nothing good left.
等我到时,特卖已经被**挑选**过了,没剩什么好东西。
You really have to pick over the berries—they bruise so easily.
你真的得**仔细挑拣**这些浆果,它们很容易碰伤。
She spent an hour picking over the clearance rack but didn't find anything she liked.
她花了一个小时**挑拣**清仓货架,但没找到喜欢的东西。