挑

• He sought for a word that should not offend the ladies' ears .
  他想挑一个太太们听了不会脸红的词儿。
• Pick over the lentils carefully in case there are any stones amongst them .
  把这些豆子里的沙粒挑出去。
• She was always ready to catch people on the raw and hold them up to ridicule .
  她专爱揭短处，挑人长相。
• He plants himself in a good place and keeps an eye on the judge .
  他挑了个适当的地方站着，眼巴巴地望着审判官。
• The doctor finished the fig he had been eating and selected another .
  这位医生吃完了嘴里的无花果，又挑了一个。
• I wonder you should select the thick of a snowstorm to ramble about in .
  我奇怪你为什么要挑这么个大雪天出来逛荡。
• I saw her go to the corner and select a long, green, limber switch .
  我看到她走到墙角，挑了一根绿色的，有弹性的长树条。
• I liked to walk up fifth avenue and pick out romantic women from the crowd .
  我喜欢在五号路上Q，在人群中选挑风流的女人。
• Why in god's name did he choose this time of all times to blow his top ?
  凭上帝的名义，他为什么不迟不早挑准这时刻发脾气呢？
• It is usually good practice to cull the poorest prior to field planting .
  通常在实践上的好方法是在出圃栽植前挑出最弱的苗木。