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pick at something
phrasal verb with pickverbuk /pɪk/ us /pɪk/
disapproving
to eat only a small amount of your food, showing no interest or enjoyment while you eat it: （因没胃口或不高兴而）一点一点地吃，挑挑拣拣地吃
Charles picked at his food in a bored fashion.查尔斯吃饭挑挑拣拣的，一点胃口也没有。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to eat food
eatWhat do you want to eat for lunch?
haveI'll just have one more piece of chocolate cake.
consumeHe consumes vast quantities of bread with every meal.
devourThe children devoured a whole packet of biscuits.
bolt (down)Don't bolt down your food - you'll make yourself ill!
gobble (up/down)The children gobbled their sweets.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Eating
al desko
binge
binge eating
bite
break breadidiom
cram
devour
fall on/upon someone
feast
feast on something
feeder
feeding
inhale
mainline
picnic
pig
pig out
postprandial
postprandially
shovel
pick at something | American Dictionary
pick at something
phrasal verb with pickverb[ T ]us/pɪk/
to eat food in small pieces and without enjoyment:
She only picked at her dinner.
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