[*** \mathrm{pick}^1] |pik|

選ぶ

choose: 最も一般的な語で, 二つ以上の中から選ぶこと

自由に好きなものを選ぶことを意味する最も一般的な語で, 目的語なしでも使える

select: 三つ以上の多数の中から比較して, 最良のものを選考すること

〘ややかたく〙 で, 通例いくつかの選択肢から選択方法にもこだわりながら最適なものを選りすぐることをいう

pick (pick out): 大勢から一つを選び出すこと. select より口語的

〘ややくだけて〙 で, 重要でないものの選択や気軽に選択する行為をさす際に好まれる

elect: 公正な選挙・投票によって人を重要な職に選ぶこと

prefer: 二つのうちの一つを話者の個人的嗜好・判断で選ぶこと

take: 選び取ること

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1. with object take hold of and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing:

【木などから】〈花･果物など〉を摘む, もぎ取る(｟よりかたく｠ gather) «off» (!この意ではpick something upやcollectは用いない) ; 〖～ A B/B for A〗 A〈人〉のためにB〈花･果物など〉を摘む

e.g. I went to pick some flowers for Jenny's room

e.g. (as adjective with submodifier picked) : freshly picked mushrooms.

take hold of and lift or move:

«…から» 〈小さな物〉をつまみ出す, つまみとる, (手で)取り上げる «out of, off, from»

e.g. he picked a match out of the box

e.g. picking her up, he carried her into the next room.

no object (pick up) Golf lift up one's ball, especially when conceding a hole.

2. with object choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives, typically after careful thought:

«…から» 〈人･物〉を選ぶ, 選択する «from» ; 〖pick A for B/pick A to do〗 B〈事〉のために, …するためにA〈人･物〉を選ぶ; 〖～ A as C〗 AをCとして選ぶ (!Cは〖名詞〗〖形容詞〗)

e.g. maybe I picked the wrong career after all

e.g. she left Jed to pick out some toys

精選する, 入念に選ぶ

e.g. no object : this time, I get to pick.

(pick one's way) with adverbial of direction walk slowly and carefully, selecting the best or safest places to put one's feet:

e.g. he picked his way along the edge of the track, avoiding the potholes.

3. no object repeatedly pull at something with one's fingers:

«…を» 突く, つつく «at»

e.g. the old woman was picking at the sheet.

with object make (a hole) in fabric by pulling at it with one's fingers:

〈穴〉を開ける

e.g. she picked a hole in her tights.

eat food or a meal in small amounts or without much appetite:

〈鳥などが〉〈餌〉をつついて食べる, ついばむ; 〈人が〉…を少しずつ食べる, つつく.

e.g. she picked at her breakfast.

with object remove unwanted matter from (one's nose or teeth) by using one's finger or a pointed instrument.

«…で» 〈歯･鼻など〉をほじる «with» ;〖～ A C〗 A〈物〉をほじってC〈状態〉にする

criticize someone in a petty way:

【人に】〈けんか〉をふっかける «with»

e.g. now, please don't start picking at Ruth.

4. with object pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo).

〈弦楽器〉をつまびく

(pick something out) play a tune on a guitar or banjo slowly or with difficulty:

【楽器で/指で】(思い出しながら･作曲しながら)A〈曲〉をポツリポツリと弾く «on/with»

e.g. she began to pick out a rough melody on the guitar.

1. in singular an act or the right of selecting something from among a group of alternatives:

«…を» 選択(すること) «of»

e.g. take your pick from our extensive menu

e.g. Laura should have first pick.

(the pick of) informal the person or thing perceived as the best in a particular group:

｟くだけて｠ ; 〖the ～〗 (集団の中で)最良のもの, えり抜き

e.g. he was the pick of the bunch.

someone or something that has been selected:

｟主に米｠ 選ばれた人, 物

e.g. the club made him their first pick.

2. Basketball an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler, allowing an open shot.

select only the best or most desirable from among a number of alternatives.

informal obtain information by questioning someone who is better informed about a subject than oneself.

completely remove the flesh from a bone or carcass.

raise one's feet clear of the ground when walking.

talk or behave in such a way as to provoke an argument or fight.

find fault with.

open a lock with an instrument other than the proper key.

steal something surreptitiously from another person's pocket.

criticize someone or something severely and in detail.

restore one's life or a situation to a more normal state after a shock or disaster.

resume something that has been interrupted.

shoot a member of a group of people or things, aiming carefully from a distance.

Baseball put out a runner by a pickoff.

repeatedly single (someone) out for blame, criticism, or unkind treatment in a way perceived to be unfair.

distinguish someone or something among a group of people or things:

e.g. Lester picked out two familiar voices.

(of a light) illuminate an object by shining directly on it.

(usually be picked out) distinguish shapes or letters from their surroundings by painting or fashioning them in a contrasting color or medium:

e.g. the initials are picked out in diamonds.

examine or sort through a number of items carefully:

e.g. they picked through the charred remains of their home.

become better; improve:

e.g. my luck's picked up.

become stronger; increase:

e.g. the wind has picked up.

stand up again after a fall.

go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one's car and according to a prior arrangement.

stop for someone and take them into one's vehicle or vessel.

informal arrest someone.

informal casually strike up a relationship with someone one has never met before, as a sexual overture.

make someone feel more energetic and cheerful:

e.g. songs to pick you up and make you feel good.

1. collect something that has been left elsewhere:

e.g. Wanda came over to pick up her things.

informal pay the bill for something, especially when others have contributed to the expense:

e.g. as usual, we had to pick up the tab.

North American tidy a room or building.

2. obtain, acquire, or learn something, especially without formal arrangements or instruction:

e.g. he had picked up a little Russian from his father.

catch an illness or infection.

3. detect or receive a signal or sound, especially by means of electronic apparatus.

(also pick up on) become aware of or sensitive to something:

e.g. she is very quick to pick up emotional atmospheres.

find and take a particular road or route.

4. (also pick up) resume something:

e.g. they picked up their friendship without the slightest difficulty.

(also pick up on) refer to or develop a point or topic mentioned earlier:

e.g. Dawson picked up her earlier remark.

(of an object or color) attractively accentuate the color of something else by being of a similar shade.

pick up after

chiefly US tidy up things left strewn around by (someone).

pickable |ˈpikəbəl| adjective

Middle English (earlier as pike, which continues in dialect use): of unknown origin. Compare with Dutch pikken ‘pick, peck’, and German picken ‘peck, puncture’, also with French piquer ‘to prick’.

[*** \mathrm{pick}^2] |pik|

1. a tool consisting of a long handle set at right angles in the middle of a curved iron or steel bar with a point at one end and a chisel edge or point at the other, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.

2. an instrument for picking:

e.g. an ebony hair pick.

informal a plectrum:

e.g. a pink guitar pick.

Middle English: variant of pike2.