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

• 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。
• When the wolf is rampant, why pick on the fox?
  豺狼当道，安问狐狸。（《后汉书》）
• 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？
• Why do you always pick on me about that stuff?
  你为何总找我麻烦？
• Bullies pick on younger children
  坏孩子专挑年纪更小的孩子欺负。
• Couldn't you pick on a more handsome guy?
  你就不能挑个帅哥？
• And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny.
  他也很喜欢挑小男孩喜欢丹尼。
• 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。
• Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?
  为什么他们总是挑我洗碗碟？
• Marvin Redpost: Why Pick on Me?
  马尔文：为什么选中我？