pick off

基本解释

They pick off village dogs, goats, and calves when they can catch them.
它们会带走村中能抓到的狗、山羊和小牛。
Then I repair to the branch of the tree and start to pick off the black guards one by one.
接着我又修剪了树的分枝，开始一个个的拔除黑色的杂枝。
Mr Black thinks the Democrats should seek votes where they can, perhaps venturing out of their north-eastern stronghold to pick off Florida and Virginia.
布莱克先生认为民主党应该在任何有可能的地区寻求选票，也许应该勇敢得走出东北大本营，拿下佛罗里达和弗吉尼亚。

Pieces of gypsum broke off. The wind wore them away to a size small enough to pick up and carry for short distances.
All right. So, let's pick up where we left off, first of all we're still on the hydrogen atom from Monday.
好，让我们从上次停下的地方讲起，我们还要讲周一讲的氢原子。
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So now let me pick up where we left off.
现在让我们继续我们代码。
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In any remediation scenario, the opening strategy is to pick off the low-hanging fruit first.
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