/plʌk ||; plʌk/verb[T] 1 pluck sth/sb (from sth/out) to remove or take sth/sb from a place 拔除；摘去；拉: He plucked the letter from my hands. 他从我手上抢走这封信。
2 to pull the feathers out of a dead bird in order to prepare it for cooking 拔去（鸟等的）毛（以备烹调）
3 to make the strings of a musical instrument play notes by moving your fingers across them 弹，拨（乐器的弦）
pluck up courage to try to get enough courage to do sth 鼓起勇气
pluck at sth to pull sth gently several times （轻轻地数次）拉，扯