He spent hours plucking up courage to ask her to marry him.

The child was plucking at its mother's skirt.

那个孩子抓住母亲的裙子.

You pull my hair as if you were plucking up a weed.

你拉我的头发就象是在拔杂草.

Plucking up courage, Mr. Tompkins decided to take advantage of the occasion.

汤普金斯鼓起勇气, 准备抓住这个机会.

By plucking her petals you do not gather the beauty of the flower.

采着花瓣时,得不到花的美丽.

He who plucks out a tooth, parts with it freely , since the pain goes with it.

要拔掉一颗牙的人, 慨然和它分手, 因为拔掉之后就不痛了.

Each boy in turn plucks his threepence from the crown of a tall silk hat.

每个学生依次从高丝绸帽的帽顶取出他的三便士.

Trivial decisions aren't any fun. Remember Plucky Little England?

粗劣的决定不能产生任何乐趣.

They played a plucky game against such a powerful team like Inter Milan.

在与像国际米兰这样的强队比赛时,他们表现得毫不畏惧.

Plucky Denise saved her younger sister's life.

勇敢的丹尼丝救了妹妹的命。

The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.

这名勇敢的女生坚持不放弃生命近两个月的精神令医生感到震惊。

This story featured a plucky heroine.

这个故事描述了一个勇敢的女英雄.

A cheaper range of products was introduced to plug the gap at the lower end of the market.

推出相对廉价的一系列产品，是为了填补较低档市场的缺口。

The VCR plugs into the back of the television.

录像机可插到电视机的后部。

a three-pin plug

三相插头

Arnie was on the show to plug his new movie.

阿尼参加这个节目以宣传自己的新电影。

We used mud to plug up the holes in the roof.

我们用泥堵住了房顶上的漏洞。

She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away.

她拔起塞子放掉了水。

She came on the show to plug her latest album.

她出现在电视节目上，推广她的新唱片专辑。

She took the plug of cotton wool from her ear.

她从耳朵中取出棉毛耳塞来。

The Swiss entrepreneur has pulled the plug on any further investment in the firm.

那位瑞士企业家不再向这家公司投资。