词汇 | pick something over |
释义 | Idiom pick something over Theme: EXAMINATION to sort through something; to rummage through something.They picked all the records over.The shoppers quickly picked over the sale merchandise. pick over (something)To look through, examine, or analyze something with careful attention. I picked over the charity shop, hoping to find something I might wear. They're going to pick over your thesis line by line, looking for any mistakes or inconsistencies that might be present. pick something overFig. to look through something carefully, looking for something special. The shoppers who got here first picked everything over, and there is not much left. They picked over all the merchandise. pick overSort out, examine item by item, as in Dad hates to pick over the beans one by one. This term is sometimes put as picked over, describing something that has already been selected from (as in They have almost nothing left; the stock of bathing suits has been picked over). [First half of 1800s] pick overv. 1. To sort through something carefully: We picked over the grapes before buying them. Many of these archaeological sites have been picked over by tourists, and few artifacts remain. 2. To examine or analyze something carefully: The committee picked over the budget, looking for ways to save money. |
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