词组 | pick over |
释义 | pick over 1. pick over sth to examine a group of things carefully in order to choose the ones you want: ▪ People were picking over piles of old clothes on the market stalls, looking for bargains. ▪ The seabirds picked over the debris that washed up on the lake shore, and scrounged food from the tourists. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑look through 2. pick over sth to examine or discuss something very carefully, especially paying particular attention to the most unpleasant or embarrassing parts of it: ▪ The weekly magazines have been picking over the details of the trial. ▪ She hated the idea of her personal life being picked over by the media. ■ SIMILAR TO: dissect |
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