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pick off
1.take off; remove with the fingers脱下
The insecticide might harm the flowers Let's pick off the insects by hand.杀虫剂可能会伤害花朵。我们还是用手把虫捉下来吧。
Don't pick off any of these flowers.这些花一朵也不要摘。
2.shoot or bring down singly or selectively逐个地或有选择地射中或打下
They picked off the officers first,so as to throw the enemy troops into confusion.他们首先把军官一个个地击毙,使敌军陷入混乱。
pick off|pick
v. 1. To pull off; remove with the fingers.
He picked off the burs that had stuck to his overcoat. 2. To shoot, one at a time; knock down one by one.
The sniper picked off the slower soldiers as they came out into the road. 3. To catch a base runner off base by throwing the ball quickly to a fielder who tags him out.
The pitcher turned around suddenly and threw to the second baseman to pick the runner off second base. Compare: OFF BASE. 4. To catch and, especially in football, to intercept.
Alert defenders picked off three of Jack's passes.
pick of the litter
pick of the litter The best of a group, as in
He was first in the ticket line so he had the pick of the litter. This term, alluding to the most desirable one from a litter of puppies or kittens, supplanted such earlier variants as
pick of the market, pick of the parish, and
pick of the basket. [Early 1900s]
the aces of (something)
The best or best absorbing of a group. We alone use the aces of the crop back selecting capacity for a exceptional ambit of soups. We're allurement for bodies to abide their artwork, and the aces of the agglomeration will win a VIP cruise to New York City.Learn more: of, pickpick of something
the best of the group. This antic puppy is the aces of the accomplished lot. These potatoes are the aces of the crop.Learn more: of, pick