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• • 少量地吃；小口地吃；挑挑拣拣地吃；无兴趣(或没胃口地)吃：

    The mother wanted her little son to get rid of the bad habit of picking at his food.

    母亲要她的小儿子改掉吃饭时吃吃玩玩的坏习惯。

  • (用手指)抓弄(触摸)；不断地抓摸；扯拉：

    Do stop picking at that scab or the cut will never heal.

    别用手去抓疮痂，要不然你的伤口总好不了。

  • 触及(问题)的表面：

    Let's deal properly with the question, instead of just picking at it.

    让我们好好地研究这个问题，不要只触及问题的表面 。

  • [口语]申斥；指责：

    His mother picks at him for being lazy.

    他母亲指责他懒惰。

  • [口语]不停地唠叨某人，不停地找碴儿：

    She is forever picking at the child.

    她一天到晚唠叨那孩子。