| 词组 | pick off |
| 释义 | pick off 1. pick off sb • pick sb off to shoot and kill one person or animal in a group, or destroy one plane, ship etc in a group and continue to do this again and again: ▪ The British soldiers wore red tunics, which made it easy for the Boers to pick them off from a distance. ▪ They picked off Iraq's mobile Scud missiles one by one and, gradually, the Scuds stopped reaching their targets. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑take out 2. pick off sb • pick sb off to choose and take the best people or things from a group: ▪ The big clubs are able to pick off rising young stars early in their career. ■ SIMILAR TO: cherrypick |
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