picker n. 1.采摘者;摘棉工人,扯拔者;撿拾者,采集者;揀選者;〔美國〕摘棉機(jī)。 2.扒手,竊賊。 3.=pickaxe. pickers and stealers 扒手和竊賊。 n. 【紡織;印染】清棉機(jī);(織機(jī))皮結(jié)。
grape n. 1.葡萄。 2.葡萄色,深紫色。 3.〔the grape〕 葡萄酒。 4.〔pl.〕 (馬腳上生的)葡萄瘡;(牛的)結(jié)核病。 5.【軍事】葡萄彈。 grape juice 葡萄汁。 sour grapes 酸葡萄〔指可望而不可及的東西〕。 the grape = the juice of the grape葡萄酒。
If grape pickers came to you , would they not leave a few grapes ? if thieves came during the night , would they not steal only as much as they wanted 9摘葡萄的若來到他那里,豈不剩下些葡萄呢?盜賊若夜間而來,豈不毀壞直到夠了呢?