pick off

US /pɪk ɔf/
UK /pɪk ɔf/
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1.

저격하다, 잡아먹다

to shoot and kill a person or animal, especially one of a group, by aiming carefully

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The sniper managed to pick off the enemy leader from a distance.
저격수는 멀리서 적 지도자를 저격하는 데 성공했다.
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The hawk would often pick off smaller birds from the flock.
매는 종종 무리에서 작은 새들을 잡아먹곤 했다.
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eliminatekillshoottake outsnipe
2.

떼어내다, 따다

to remove something from a surface or a group, often one by one

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She carefully began to pick off the dead leaves from the plant.
그녀는 조심스럽게 식물에서 죽은 잎들을 떼어내기 시작했다.
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The children would pick off the berries one by one and eat them.
아이들은 열매를 하나씩 따서 먹곤 했다.
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removedetachplucktake off
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pickpickingpick atpick onpick uppick outdraft pick