pick at
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the verb 'pick' (Old English 'piccian') and preposition 'at'.
مثال
- She just picked at her dinner and said she wasn't hungry.
- He was picking at his food, lost in thought.
- Don't pick at that scab, it needs to heal.
ترکیبهای رایج
Pick at food Pick at wound Pick at scab
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- pluck or pull at with the fingers “She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse” “Somebody ----s something”
- eat like a bird “The anorexic girl just picks at her food” “Somebody ----s” “Somebody ----s something (for: peck at)” “Somebody ----s something” “They pick at more bread”
- express a negative opinion of “She disparaged her student's efforts” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody”