vt.

1. 采，摘，拔[（+from/out/off）][O1]
   He plucked her a rose.

   他摘了一朵玫瑰花给她。

2. 拔……的毛
   Has the goose been plucked?

   鹅的毛拔掉了没有？

3. 扯，拉
   He plucked the letter from her hands.

   他从她手里把信抓了过来。

4. 【音】拨；弹

vi.

1. 拉，拽；拔，扯[（+at）]
   The brambles plucked at her skirt.

   荆棘钩扯着她的裙子。

   She plucked at the loose threads of her coat.

   她扯去上衣上松了的线。

n.

1. （一）拉；（一）拨；（一）扯[C][S1]
   With a few plucks at the strings of his banjo, everybody was singing along.

   他拨了拨班卓琴的琴弦，每个人就都跟着唱了起了。

2. （动物的）内脏[the S]
3. 勇气，意志[U]
   He showed pluck in fighting a boy much bigger than himself.

   他敢于跟一个比他大得多的孩子搏斗，足以表现出他的勇气。

v.

1. take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place.
   ▸catch hold of and pull quickly.
2. pull the feathers from (a bird's carcass) to prepare it for cooking.
   ▸pull some of the hairs from (one's eyebrows) to make them look neater.
3. sound (a stringed musical instrument) with one's finger or a plectrum.

n.

1. spirited and determined courage.
2. the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal as food.