1. She carefully picked off the lint from her jacket.
她仔细地把夹克上的毛絮拨掉。
2. The marksman picked off the target with ease.
神枪手轻而易举地击中了目标。
3. He picked off the petals one by one.
他把花瓣一片片地摘了下来。

A: Do you think we should pick off these dead leaves?
A：你觉得我们应该把这些枯叶摘掉吗？

B: Yes, it will make the plant look much healthier.
B：是的，这会让植物看起来健康得多。

1) 从物体表面摘下或拨掉

2) 从远处射击并击中或击杀目标

1. 摘下，拨掉

e.g.Pick off the stray hairs.
把乱掉的头发拨掉。

2. 射杀，击落

e.g.The pilot picked off the enemy drones.
飞行员击落了敌方无人机。

phrasal verb

1. To remove something from a surface by picking it; to shoot or kill someone from a distance.

Synonym: remove, shoot down