pick on

英 [pɪk ɒn]

美 [pɪk ɑːn]

跟…找碴; 故意刁难; 挑中; 选中

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 找…的岔子；故意刁难
  If someonepicks onyou, they repeatedly criticize you unfairly or treat you unkindly.
  1. Bullies pick on younger children...
     坏孩子专挑年纪更小的孩子欺负。
  2. Mr Adams was repeatedly bullied and picked on by manageress Elizabeth Archer.
     女经理伊丽莎白·阿彻多次胁迫和刁难亚当斯先生。
• PHRASAL VERB 挑中；选中
  If someonepicks ona particular person or thing, they choose them, for example for special attention or treatment.
  1. When you have made up your mind, pick on a day when you will not be under much stress...
     你什么时候下决心了，就挑一个压力不大的日子。
  2. I picked on simple things — rice and peas, meat and bread.
     我选了些简单的：豌豆米饭和夹肉面包。

双语例句

• Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?
  为什么他们总是挑我洗碗碟？
• As she was very fussy, it took her a long time to pick on one.
  由于她很挑剔，用了很长时间才选好了一顶。
• Why pick on me every time?
  为什么每次都怪我？
• Why does he always have to pick on me?
  他为何总是非跟我对不去呢？
• It makes my blood boil to think two thugs decided to pick on an innocent young girl.
  一想到两个暴徒要欺负一个天真的小姑娘，我就满腔怒火。
• Why'd they have to pick on you?
  为什么他们老是作弄你？
• And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny.
  他也很喜欢挑小男孩喜欢丹尼。
• He is deliberately trying to pick on us.
  他这明显是跟我们过不去，没事找事嘛！
• They always pick on US public taxi drivers.
  他们总是找我们公共计程车司机的麻烦。
• The God of Thunder strikes the beancurd; bullies pick on the soft and weak.
  闪电和打雷相隔的时间雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺。