(TTS發音) 1. choose挑選
It took Mary a long time to pick out a new dress at the store. 瑪麗在商店裡花了好長時間才挑中一件新衣服。
You may pick out any two books listed here. 你可以在這圖書目錄中任選2本。
2. tell from others區分
We could pick out different places in the city from the airplane. 從飛機上我們可以辨認出這座城市裡的不同地方。
Although he had not seen his sister for twenty years，he picked her out as soon as she got off the plane. 盡管他和妹妹有20年沒見了，可她一下飛機他就認出了她。
He has such a distinctive appearance that I could pick him out anywhere. 他的樣子非常特別，不論在哪裡我都可以認出他來。
3. tell the meaning領會；弄明白
In spite of the difficulty of the passage，we succeeded in picking out its sense by our concerted efforts. 這段文字雖然難懂，但我們通過共同努力還是弄懂了它的含義。
4. play a tune by ear on a musical instrument憑聽覺記憶在樂器上奏出曲調
As soon as she'd sung the first verse， he picked out the tune on the piano. 她一唱完第一部分，他就在鋼琴上把它彈奏了出來。
5. relieve（the ground color）with another color（用不同的顏色）襯託（底色）
The ancient cloister was a structure of red brick picked out with white stones. 這個古老的修道院是一座白石襯託紅磚的建築物。
All the important passages in the article were picked out in red. 該文的重要段落均用紅筆勾出。
