Question

N050 pick-off The boys were picking off each other in a game. The hunter picked off the rabbits one by one. 彼らは藪の中の鳥を狙い撃ちしようとしていた。

Accepted Answer

pick off to shoot someone or something one by one by aiming at them carefully from a distance They were about to pick off the birds in the bush. 少年たちは、ゲームの中でお互いを狙い撃ちした。 猟師は、ウサギを一匹ずつ狙い撃ちした。

ID	N050
Phrase	pick off
Sound URL	pick-off
Meaning	to shoot someone or something one by one by aiming at them carefully from a distance
Example 1 En	The boys were picking off each other in a game.
Example 2 En	They were about to pick off the birds in the bush.
Example 3 En	The hunter picked off the rabbits one by one.
Example 1 Jp	少年たちは、ゲームの中でお互いを狙い撃ちした。
Example 2 Jp	彼らは藪の中の鳥を狙い撃ちしようとしていた。
Example 3 Jp	猟師は、ウサギを一匹ずつ狙い撃ちした。

Pick The N050 Pick Off Shoot Aiming Carefully Distance