pick out

美 [pɪk aʊt]英 [pɪk aʊt]
  • 挑出,选出,拣出;辨认出,分辨出;(以某种颜色)使显著,使突出
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These words all mean to be able to see or hear sb/sth and especially to be able to say who or what they are.以上各词均含认出、辨别出之义。

to be able to say who or what sb/sth is指确认、认出、鉴定:

She was able to identify her attacker.

她认出了袭击她的人。

to know who sb is or what sth is when you see or hear them/it, because you have seen or heard them/it before指认识、认出、辨别出:

I recognized him as soon as he came in the room.

他一进屋我就认出了他。

to manage to see or hear sb/sth that is not very clear指看清、听清、分清、辨认清楚:

I could just make out a figure in the darkness.

黑暗中我只看出了一个人的轮廓。

( formal ) to recognize or know sth, especially sth that is not obvious; to manage to see or hear sb/sth that is not very clear指觉察出、识别、依稀看出、分辨出、听出:

It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is.

了解公众支持的广泛程度常常是困难的。

to recognize sb/sth from among other people or things指从…中认出来、辨别出:

See if you can pick me out in this photo.

看你能不能把我从这张照片上认出来。

(usually used in negative statements) ( rather formal ) to manage to see or hear sb/sth that is not very clear(通常用于否定句)指看清、认出、听出:

She could not distinguish the make of the car in the fading light.

她在渐暗的暮色中看不清楚汽车的型号。

Distinguish is more formal than make sb/sth out and is more likely to have a noun phrase as object. Make sb/sth out is more likely to have a clause with what or who as object.

pick out

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  • 1
    PHRASAL VERB 辨认出;分辨出
    If you pick out someone or something, you recognize them when it is difficult to see them, for example because they are among a large group.

    The detective-constable picked out the words with difficulty...

    探警费力地辨认出这些文字。

  • 2
    PHRASAL VERB 挑出;选出;拣出
    If you pick out someone or something, you choose them from a group of people or things.

    I will pick out three new plays particularly...

    我将特别选出3部新剧。

  • 3
    PHRASAL VERB (以某种颜色)使显著,使突出
    If part of something is picked out in a particular colour, it is painted in that colour so that it can be seen clearly beside the other parts.

    The name is picked out in gold letters over the shop-front.

    店面上方的招牌醒目地刷成了金色大字。

verb

1
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Take any one of these cards
Choose a good husband for your daughter
She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Synonym: choose take select
2
detect with the senses
The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
I can't make out the faces in this photograph
Synonym: spot recognize recognise distinguish discern make out tell apart

数据来源:WordNet

  1. He could pick out a good cook in a crowd .

    他能在一群人中辨认出一个好厨师来。

  2. He appeared to be singing , although it was impossible to pick out any one voice .

    似乎是在演唱,不过很难辨认出任何一个人的嗓音。

  3. I will pick out three new plays particularly

    我将特别选出3部新剧。

  4. I vote that you try to pick out the trail for us .

    我提议由你来选我们该走哪条小路。

  5. So many people have helped me with this book that it is hard to pick out the few for special mention .

    帮助我完成本书的人数太多,难以从中选出几位特别致谢。

  6. See if you can pick out her necklace in this box .

    看看你能不能从这个盒子里认出她的项链来。

  7. Come and pick out your own things .

    自己的东西,自己来认。

  8. However , one day , in the music class that was part of his school 's standard curriculum , he was playing idly on the piano and found it easy to pick out tunes .

    然而有一天,他在学校标准课程里的音乐课上随意地弹了弹钢琴,竟发现自己很容易就能辨别不同音调。

  9. In their spare time , they pick out the best leaves and get them ready for market .

    在业余时间,他们挑选最好的叶子,准备上市。

  10. Both of the kids continued to help their mom pick out the fruits .

    两个孩子继续帮妈妈挑水果。

  11. Most kids that age would be picking out candies or toys in a store for themselves , instead of helping their mom pick out fruits as the two kids did .

    大多数那个年龄段的孩子会在商店里为自己挑选糖果或玩具,而不是像那两个孩子一样帮妈妈挑选水果。

  12. By essentially3 showing a computer dozens of these pictures , the researchers trained it to correctly pick out and count elephants amid trees , rocks and other animals .

    实际上就是通过向电脑展示几十张这样的照片,研究人员训练计算机在树木、岩石和其它动物中正确识别并清点大象的数量。

  13. If you were to pick out just one thing .

    如果你要选择一个东西。

  14. Pick out the one you like best .

    选出你最喜欢的一枚。

  15. To take as a choice from among several ; pick out .

    选择,选出从几个中选择出一个;挑选。

  16. Can you pick out the right one ?

    你能找出正确的那一个吗?

  17. You may pick out any two books listed here .

    你可以在这图书目录中任选两本。

  18. Well , I did help him pick out the flowers .

    不过花是我帮他挑的。

  19. They will look through the applications and pick out the best .

    他们将审查申请书并从中挑出最佳者。

  20. Let me pick out some good ones for you .

    让我来替你挑几个好的。

  21. Let me see if I can pick out one or two that were particularly important .

    让我想想能不能挑出一两件,特别重要的。

  22. I thought maybe we could all go later and pick out ours ?

    我看是不是我们什么时候去挑棵咱们家的?

  23. I thought hard about this and couldn 't pick out one above others .

    我仔细想了想这个问题,并不能找出一个除了其他的。

  24. It 's very difficult for me to pick out one I require .

    很难挑出我所需的。

  25. Application and research of efficient bactericide for pick out water in the oil field

    油田采出水新型高效杀菌工艺研究及应用

  26. Why don 't you help me pick out what to bring ?

    要不你来帮我挑一挑要带的东西吧?

  27. Please pick out the books that you 'd like to read .

    请把你想看的书选出来。

  28. Two items advance 66 people to occupy pick out 39.7 % .

    其中二项增高66人占检出39.7%。

  29. I tried to pick out a new bed .

    我还打算买一些新床的。

  30. I 'll pick out a good piece for you .

    我给您挑一件好的。

identify pick out 【导航词义:认出】
identify v. 识别,认出
〔辨析〕

表示辨认、确定某人的身份或某事物的性质等。

〔例证〕

He identified the attacker as a worker at a local bank.

他认出袭击者是当地一家银行的职员。

The police have already taken fingerprints and identified the body.

警方已经采集了指纹,并对尸体作了身份确认。

Passengers were asked to identify their own luggage before boarding their flights.

乘客被要求先确认自己的行李再登机。

These vases were identified as Chinese.

这些花瓶被鉴定为是中国的。

pick out v. 辨认出
〔辨析〕

指在许多人或物之中认出某人或某物。

〔例证〕

She picked out her father from the crowd at once.

她立刻从人群中认出了自己的父亲。

See if you can pick out her necklace in this box.

看看你能不能从这个盒子里认出她的项链来。

I picked out her voice from among the general conversation.

我从众多人的说话声中听出了她的声音。

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