pickings

Thornton exploited the rich pickings of the Dutch East Indies.

桑顿大肆挥霍荷兰东印度公司丰厚的财。

The sick boy was only picking at his food.

这个有病的孩子只吃了几口饭。

At work he’s always picking quarrels.

工作时他总是惹事。

The baby is picking at the bedclothes.

婴儿在抓弄被褥。

The peasants were picking up in the field.

农民们在田里翻地。

The man was picking up the ground very hard.

那个人正在使劲地挖地。

The artist is picking in shadows in the picture.

这位画正在画面上画阴影。

He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.

他坐在那儿沉思, 轻轻地抚弄着桌布。

Don't keep picking over our old quarrels; let's be friends again.

要老谈以前争吵的事了, 让我们重新做朋友吧!

My friend likes to stroll around the flea market on the chance of picking up something of value.

"我的朋友爱逛旧,希望能找到点有价值的东西。"

A sanitation worker picking up cigarette butts with an "in-dividually decorated bag" in his hand in Zhongguancun, March 9, 2009.

3月9日，中关村过街天桥,保洁员的手提袋上贴满了从墙上撕下的小广告。

Not so very long ago I was outside in the sunshine, inhaling the fragrance of rosemary and lavender, and picking a nosegay of penstemon and anemone.

没多久以前，我还在外面阳光下呼吸着迷迭香和薰衣草的芬芳，采摘起一束钓钟柳和银莲花。