英语短语 "pick out" 是一个常用的动副短语(动词+副词),核心含义围绕“从整体中筛选、识别或突出某部分”,具体意思和用法可分为以下几类:
最常见的用法,强调“有目的性地选择”,对象可以是物品、人或抽象事物。
She picked out a blue sweater for her son from the shelf.(她从货架上给儿子挑了一件蓝色毛衣。)
Let's pick out the best photos for the album.(我们选些最好的照片放进相册吧。)
The committee picked out three candidates for the job.(委员会选出了三位求职者进入下一轮。)
强调“通过细节或特征认出”,常搭配“from + 范围”(如人群、声音、图像等)。
I picked out my old teacher in the crowd at the concert.(我在音乐会的人群中认出了我的老教师。)
Can you pick out the differences between these two paintings?(你能分辨出这两幅画的不同吗?)
She picked out her daughter's voice on the noisy phone line.(她在嘈杂的电话里听出了女儿的声音。)
指用手指(如吉他、钢琴)“逐个音符地奏出”简单曲调,不强调复杂演奏。
He sat down at the piano and picked out a familiar children's song.(他坐在钢琴前,弹出了一首熟悉的儿歌。)
The guitarist picked out the melody slowly while the band rehearsed.(吉他手在乐队排练时慢慢奏出旋律。)
较少见,强调“找出负面的细节”。
The editor picked out several grammar mistakes in my article.(编辑在我的文章里挑出了几处语法错误。)
Don't be too hard on him—everyone makes mistakes, and you don't need to pick out every little flaw.(别对他太苛刻——每个人都会犯错,没必要揪着每一个小缺点不放。)
作为动副短语,"pick out" 的宾语位置需注意:
代词作宾语:必须放在"pick"和"out"中间(如 pick it out / pick them out);
名词作宾语:可放在中间或后面(如 pick a book out = pick out a book)。
错误示例:Please pick out it.(×)→ 正确:Please pick it out.(√) 正确示例:She picked the dress out. = She picked out the dress.(√)pick out sb/sth from...:从……中挑选/辨认出某人/某物
(如:pick out a key from the bunch 从一串钥匙中找出一把)
pick out the best/worst/most important:选出最好的/最差的/最重要的
(如:pick out the most important points from the lecture 从讲座中挑出重点)
pick out vs pick up:
pick out:侧重“筛选、识别”;
pick up:侧重“捡起、学会、搭载”(如:pick up a pen 捡钢笔 / pick up English 学英语 / pick up a friend 接朋友)。
总结来说,"pick out" 的核心是“从整体中提取特定部分”,无论是“挑选物品”“辨认人”还是“奏出旋律”,都围绕这一逻辑。掌握其宾语位置和常见搭配,就能灵活使用啦!