picky
gb/pˈɪki/ us/pˈɪki/
B1
Anh
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
adjective
B1
property
1
hard to please; very selective
If you are picky, you only like a few things and reject many others.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] is picky (about [something])
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse picky (hard to satisfy) with pick up (to lift) or picky (about) vs pick (a choice).
Từ đồng nghĩa
fussy (Often suggests complaining or being hard to satisfy.)
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choosy (Emphasizes selecting carefully, sometimes in an approving way.)
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particular (More neutral; can sound less negative than picky.)
Từ trái nghĩa
easygoing (Not demanding and not hard to satisfy.)
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undemanding (Not requiring a lot; satisfied easily.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
picky eater
|picky child
|picky kids
|picky customer
|be picky about food
|be picky about clothes
|very picky
|extremely picky
|so picky
|not picky at all
Chủ đề
daily_life
|food
|shopping
|preferences
Ví dụ
- She’s picky about coffee and will only drink it black.
- My toddler is picky, so dinner can be a challenge.
- The client is picky, but their feedback usually improves the design.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I’m picky about vegetables.
- He is a picky eater.
adjective
B2
property
2
too concerned with small details
If you are picky about something, you care a lot about small details.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] is picky about [details/wording/rules]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Picky can be negative (too strict) or neutral (careful); context and tone matter.
Từ đồng nghĩa
nitpicky (Clearly negative; focuses on criticizing tiny faults.)
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meticulous (Often positive; careful and thorough.)
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fastidious (More formal; very hard to satisfy about details/cleanliness.)
Từ trái nghĩa
relaxed (Not strict or concerned about minor details.)
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tolerant (Willing to accept small faults or differences.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
picky about details
|picky about grammar
|picky about punctuation
|picky editor
|picky proofreader
|picky questions
|picky requirements
|picky standards
|get picky about wording
|a bit picky
Chủ đề
work
|communication
|writing
|personality_traits
Ví dụ
- He’s picky about formatting and will redo the whole document for one inconsistency.
- Our editor is picky, but the final copy is always clean.
- Don’t be so picky about the exact wording—it’s clear enough.
Ví dụ cho người học
- She is picky about grammar.
- I’m not picky about small details.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
picky
IPA
GB/pˈɪki/
US/pˈɪki/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
picky (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (picky)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: picky
- Comparative: pickier
- Superlative: pickiest
Họ từ
Forms
pickier
adjective
pickiest
adjective
Core family
pick
verb A2
pickiness
noun
Related words
picker
noun
Cách diễn đạt
not too picky
1/nˈɑt tˈu pˈɪki/
fixed phrase
not very selective
If you are not too picky, many choices are okay for you.
Ví dụ
- I’m not too picky—any kind of pasta is fine.
- He’s not too picky about where we eat, as long as it’s quick.
- We’re not too picky about the color, but it has to fit in the space.
picky and choosy
1/pˈɪki ˈænd t͡ʃˈuzi/
fixed phrase
informal
very selective (often annoyingly)
If you are picky and choosy, you only accept exactly what you want.
Ví dụ
- You can’t be picky and choosy when you’re buying last-minute flights.
- He’s picky and choosy about roommates, so it’s taking him a while to find one.
- They were picky and choosy, but eventually they picked a place.
picky eater
1/pˈɪki ˈitɚ/
fixed phrase
person who refuses many foods
A picky eater does not like many foods.
Ví dụ
- My son is a picky eater, so we keep meals simple.
- She used to be a picky eater, but she’s getting more adventurous.
- If you’re a picky eater, check the menu before you go.