pick at

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия поедания небольшого количества пищи без аппетита, или повторяющегося прикосновения к чему-либо или критики кого-либо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of eating small amounts without appetite, or repeatedly touching or criticizing something or someone.

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1. Eat without appetiteinformal

   To eat very small amounts of food, often because of lack of appetite or anxiety.

   Ковырять в еде

   • She just picked at her dinner, not feeling hungry.
   • He was so nervous that he only picked at his food.
   • Stop picking at your plate and eat properly.

   Синонимыnibblepeck attoy with

   Антонимыbingedevourfeastgorgewolf

2. Criticize repeatedlyinformal

   To repeatedly criticize or find fault with someone in a petty way.

   Придираться

   • His boss kept picking at his work, finding minor errors.
   • She always picks at her husband for small mistakes.
   • Stop picking at me about the way I dress.

   Синонимыbadgercarpcavilnagnitpick

   Антонимыpraise

3. Touch or pull repeatedlyinformal

   To repeatedly touch, pull, or scratch something, often nervously.

   Теребить

   • He nervously picked at a loose thread on his shirt.
   • She picked at the label on her bottle while waiting.
   • The child picked at the scab on his knee.

   Синонимыfiddle withpluck atpull attweaktwiddleworry

Базовый глаголpick