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

• 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 should you pick on me to do the chores?
  你为什么要挑我去做那些杂务？
• 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。
• Couldn't you pick on a more handsome guy?
  你就不能挑个帅哥？
• He is deliberately trying to pick on us.
  他这明显是跟我们过不去，没事找事嘛！
• Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?
  为什么他们总是挑我洗碗碟？
• Do you pick on him/ her because you want him/ her to look at you?
  你是不是只因希望他/她看你一眼而故意招惹他/她？
• You must tell Mark not to pick on me.
  你必须告诉马克不要挑我的毛病。
• 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。