pick off

• • 掐下，摘下，摘掉(水果、花朵等)：

    It took him quite some time to pick off the burs that had stuck to his coat.

    花了好长时间他才把粘在衣服上的刺摘掉。

  • 逐个地(或有选择地)瞄准射杀：

    The sniper picked off the enemy soldiers as they tried to leave their hut.

    当敌人士兵企图离开营房时，狙击手将他们一个一个地瞄准射死。

  • [美国英语]【棒球】突然传杀(指投手或投手突然传杀缺乏警惕的跑垒员)，封杀出局：

    The pitch turned around suddenly and threw to the second baseman to pick the runner off second base.

    投手突然回身投向二垒手，于是在二垒上将对方封杀出局。

  • 【足球】拦截，截住(对方传球)：

    Alert defenders picked off three of Black's passes.

    机警的后卫截住了布莱克的三次传球。