pick off

US /pɪk ɔf/
UK /pɪk ɔf/
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1.

уничтожить, выбирать

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

:
The sniper managed to pick off the enemy leader from a distance.
Снайперу удалось уничтожить вражеского лидера издалека.
The hawk would often pick off smaller birds from the flock.
Ястреб часто выбирал мелких птиц из стаи.
2.

отрывать, снимать

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

:
She carefully began to pick off the dead leaves from the plant.
Она осторожно начала отрывать мертвые листья с растения.
The children would pick off the berries one by one and eat them.
Дети отрывали ягоды одну за другой и ели их.