picker
picker — 名詞
- pickersingular
- pickersplural
1. someone who selects something from a group of options, making a choice about wha
挑選者
從多個選項中做出決定的人
someone who selects something from a group of options, making a choice about what to take
Hugo is a careful picker when it comes to hiring new staff.
Hugo 在招聘新員工時是個很謹慎的挑選者。
collocation: careful picker
As a picker of lottery numbers, Rin always uses the same six digits.
Rin 作為樂透號碼的挑選者，總是使用同樣的六個數字。
pattern: a picker of + [noun phrase]
As the picker of the office Secret Santa, Nila drew names from a hat and kept the list hidden.
Nila 作為辦公室秘密聖誕禮物活動的挑選者，從帽子裡抽出名字並將名單藏好。
Rachid turned out to be a lucky picker when he chose the prize-winning raffle ticket on his first try.
Rachid 結果是個幸運的挑選者，他第一次嘗試就選中了那張中獎的抽獎券。
Devika proved to be a fast picker when sorting through the market's fabric rolls.
Devika 在市場的布匹中挑選時，證明自己是個快速的挑選者。
常見錯誤
2. a worker or mechanical device that harvests fruit, vegetables, or flowers by rem
採收者
在農田或果園中手工或機械採摘作物
a worker or mechanical device that harvests fruit, vegetables, or flowers by removing them from the plant
Ignacio worked as a tomato picker in the fields near Almería every summer.
Ignacio 每年夏天都在 Almería 附近的田地當番茄採收者。
compound noun: [crop] + picker
Mert drove the mechanical apple picker through the orchard before the first frost.
Mert 在第一次霜凍前，駕駛機械蘋果採收機穿過果園。
The farm hired thirty extra pickers when the strawberry season began in April.
草莓季在四月開始時，農場額外雇了三十名採收者。
Mira spent six hours as a tea-leaf picker on the steep hillsides of Darjeeling.
Mira 在 Darjeeling 陡峭的山坡上當了六小時的茶葉採收者。
A cotton picker machine can replace fifty workers in a single afternoon.
一台棉花採收機在一個下午就能取代五十名工人。
用法筆記
Often combined with a crop name before it: tomato picker, cotton picker, fruit picker. The machine sense is usually clarified by context or by adding the word 'machine'.
3. a shop or warehouse employee who collects items from storage shelves to fill cus
揀貨員
按訂單從貨架取貨的倉庫或超市員工
a shop or warehouse employee who collects items from storage shelves to fill customer orders, especially for online shopping
Rachid took a night job as a picker at the Amazon warehouse outside town.
Rachid 在城外的 Amazon 倉庫找了一份夜班揀貨員的工作。
compound: night job as a picker
A supermarket picker walks up to twelve kilometres per shift collecting online orders.
超市揀貨員每個班次要走長達十二公里來收集線上訂單。
Nila wore a headset that directed her to each aisle as a picker.
Nila 戴著耳機，作為揀貨員被引導到每個貨架走道。
The picker scanned the barcode and took the item from shelf B12.
揀貨員掃描了條碼，從 B12 貨架取下商品。
Henry started as a supermarket picker before being promoted to shift supervisor.
Henry 從超市揀貨員做起，後來晉升為班次主管。
- order assembler
formal industry term used in job descriptions
- warehouse operative
covers a wider range of warehouse tasks beyond order picking
用法筆記
Used in retail and logistics job titles. Distinguish from sense 2 (HARVEST WORKER): sense 3 works indoors with packaged goods, while sense 2 works outdoors with crops.
常見錯誤
4. a musician who plucks the strings of an instrument like a guitar or banjo, typic
彈奏者
以撥弦方式演奏吉他等樂器的人
a musician who plucks the strings of an instrument like a guitar or banjo, typically performing folk or country tunes
Caio is a talented guitar picker who plays in a bluegrass band on weekends.
Caio 是一位才華橫溢的吉他彈奏者，週末在藍草樂團演出。
compound: guitar picker
The banjo picker launched into a fast solo that made the crowd clap.
班卓琴彈奏者來了一段快節奏獨奏，讓全場觀眾拍手叫好。
register: informal country-music usage
Asher learned to be a picker by watching old country music videos.
Asher 靠著觀看老鄉村音樂影片學會了當一名彈奏者。
Every Friday the three pickers gathered on the front porch with their guitars.
每週五，三位彈奏者帶著吉他在門廊聚會。
A young picker from Cork dreams of recording with a Nashville label one day.
一位來自 Cork 的年輕彈奏者夢想著有朝一日與 Nashville 唱片公司錄音。
- instrumentalist
much broader — refers to any musician regardless of instrument type
- plucker
less common and more technical; describes the action rather than the musician
用法筆記
Typically refers to plucked string instruments such as guitar or banjo. Frequently appears in compound form: guitar picker, banjo picker.