| 词汇 | pick up |
| 释义 | pick up [phrasal verb] 1 pick (someone or something) up or pick up (someone or something) a : to lift (someone or something) from the ground or a low surface捡起；拿起 Would you pick that pencil up for me, please?请帮我把那支铅笔捡起来好吗？ She picked the book up off/from the ground by its cover.她拎着封皮把书从地上捡了起来。 He bent to pick up his hat.他弯下腰去捡他的帽子。 Pick up the ball!捡球！ They picked up their guitars and started to play.他们拿起吉他开始弹奏。 She always picks up her baby when he cries.孩子一哭她就会把他抱起来。 b : to go somewhere in order to get and bring back (someone or something)接回；取回 I have to pick up my kids at school. = I have to pick them up from school.我要去学校接孩子。 Have you picked up the car from the repair shop yet?你从修理厂把车取回来了吗？ He picked up his dry cleaning.他取回了干洗的衣服。 They'll hold our tickets but we have to pick them up an hour before the show.他们会保留我们的票，但我们得在演出前一个小时取回。 c : to let or put (people or things) into or onto a car, bus, ship, etc.装载；搭乘 She had a taxi pick her up at the airport and take her to the hotel.她叫了一辆出租车把她从机场送到了酒店。 Have you ever picked up a hitchhiker?你载过搭便车的旅行者吗？ The ship will be picking up more cargo at the next port.这艘船将在下一港口装载更多货物。 2 a pick up or pick (something) up or pick up (something) chiefly US : to make an area clean and organized by removing trash and putting things in the proper places整理；收拾 We have just enough time to pick up [=clean up] and wash our hands before dinner.晚饭前我们刚好有足够的时间收拾和洗手。 The children worked together to pick up the toys.孩子们一起整理好玩具。 Pick up that mess!收拾好那堆乱摊子！ You may go outside after you pick your room up.你整理好自己的房间就可以出去了。 Everyone needs to help pick up the kitchen after dinner.晚饭后，每个人都应该帮忙收拾厨房。 We spent the morning picking up the yard after the storm.暴风雨过后我们花了一上午时间清理院子。 b pick up after (someone) : to clean the mess created by (someone)为…收拾残局 You have to pick up after yourself if you make a mess.你搞砸了就得自己收拾残局。 His mother still picks up after him.他的母亲还在为他收拾乱摊子。 3 : to answer a telephone接电话 I called your house, but no one picked up.我给你家打电话，但没人接听。 She got to the phone just before the answering machine picked up.她刚好赶在答录机录音之前拿起了电话。 4 : to become busy usually after a period of little activity : to improve or increase in activity有起色；改善；提高 Sales slowed down after the winter holidays, but we're expecting things to pick up again this summer.寒假过后，销售放缓，但我们希望今年夏季能再次回升。 Business really picked up last month.上个月的生意的确有所提升。 The economy/market seems to be picking up.经济/市场似乎在好转。 5 a : to increase in speed or strength加快；增强 The wind will pick up later this afternoon.下午晚些时候，风力将增强。 The movie starts out slowly, but the pace picks up when the two main characters meet for the first time.这部电影开场比较拖沓，但两位主角初次相逢后，剧情节奏便加快了。 b pick up speed/momentum (etc.) : to begin to have more speed/momentum (etc.)开始加速；开始加强（势头或冲力） The cyclists quickly picked up speed [=gained speed; began to go faster] as they headed down the mountain.自行车手们从山上冲下来的时候迅速加快了速度。 His campaign has begun to pick up momentum.他的竞选势头日趋强劲。 The idea began to pick up steam [=become more popular] around the turn of the century.这种观点在世纪之交开始流行起来。 c pick up the pace : to go faster加速 If we want to finish on time, we're going to have to pick up the pace.要想按时完成任务，我们得加快速度了。 6 a : to begin again after a temporary stop暂停后重新开始 The discussion picked up this morning at the point where we had stopped yesterday.今天上午，我们接着昨天的内容开始了讨论。 After being separated for three years, they picked up (right) where they left off.分手三年后，他们又重续前缘。 b pick (something) up or pick up (something) : to start (something) again after a temporary stop暂停后重新开始做 We'll pick up this discussion tomorrow.明天我们继续讨论。 7 pick (something) up or pick up (something) a : to buy or get (something)购买；得到 Have you picked up a copy of her new CD yet?你买她的新唱片了吗？ On Tuesdays, he picks up dinner at our favorite restaurant and brings it home.每周二，他在我们最喜欢的餐厅买好晚饭带回家。 She stopped to pick up a few groceries at the supermarket.她停下来去超市买了些食品杂物。 b : to earn or gain (something)获取；赢得 She'll likely pick up an award for her performance in the film.她很可能因为在这部电影中的表现而获奖。 The team picked up [=gained] a few yards on the last play.球队在最后一局中前进了好几码。 They've finally picked up their first victory of the season.他们终于获得了本赛季的第一场胜利。 c : to become aware of (something, such as a story) and begin to write about it, work on it, etc.留意并开始描写（或报道） Few people had heard about this problem until the press picked up [=took up] the story.媒体报道之前，这件事鲜有耳闻。 d : to learn (something) usually in an informal way（偶然地、不经意地）学会 I picked up a few French phrases on my trip to Paris.我在去巴黎的旅途中学会了几句法语。 He seems to pick foreign languages up very easily.他似乎很容易学会了几门外语。 She uses a style of singing she picked up from listening to jazz music.她用从爵士乐中学来的方式演唱歌曲。 He's been picking up some bad habits from his friends.他不经意地染上了朋友身上的一些坏习惯。 e : to become sick with (an illness) from someone or something传染；感染 I think I picked up [=caught] a cold from someone at work.我感冒了，估计是在上班时被同事传染的。 f : to be able to see, hear, or smell (something)能看到；能听到；能闻到 This radio lets me pick up stations from other countries.有了这台收音机，我可以收听到其他国家的广播节目。 The planes were picked up [=detected] by radar.这些飞机被雷达探测到了。 telescopes picking up the faint glow of distant stars能看到闪烁着微光的遥远星体的望远镜 The dogs picked up the scent and started to bark.这些狗嗅到了气味，开始吠叫起来。 : to become aware of (something)意识到；察觉 He learned that he could pick up cues from his partner if he paid close attention.他知道如果自己密切关注就可以从他搭档那儿发现线索。 They studied the evidence and managed to pick up some clues.他们仔细研究证据，从中找到了一些线索。 8 pick (someone) up or pick up (someone) a : to meet and begin a usually brief sexual relationship with (someone)与…勾搭 She used to go to bars to pick up men.她以前常去酒吧勾搭男人。 He picked her up at a club.他和她在一个俱乐部勾搭上了。 b of the police : to use the power of the law to take and keep (someone, such as a criminal)逮捕 The cops picked up the suspect at a local bar.警察在当地的一家酒吧逮捕了那名嫌疑犯。 The police picked him up [=arrested him] for trespassing/robbery/murder.警方以侵犯罪/抢劫罪/谋杀罪将他逮捕。 The police picked him up for questioning. [=they brought him to the police station in order to ask him questions]警方将他带到警察局询问。 c : to make (someone) feel more energetic and lively使…更有活力 I drank some coffee hoping that it would pick me up a little.我喝了点咖啡，希望借此提提神。 — see also pick-me-up d sports : to get (a player) from another team or from some other source挖球员；得到球员 The team picked up three new players in the draft.球队从本次选拔中选中了三位新球员。 They picked him up from a rival team.他们从对手队里把他挖了过来。 e sports : to begin to guard (a player from the opposite team) during a game防卫（对方球员） Your job is to pick up an opposing player and block him.你的任务就是防卫拦截对方的一位球员。 9 pick yourself up a : to stand up again after falling（摔倒后）重新站起来 I fell to the ground but picked myself up and continued running.我摔倒了，但又重新站了起来继续奔跑。 b : to recover from a difficult situation（从困境中）振作起来 After his divorce, he picked himself up and started looking for love again.离婚后，他振作起来，重新开始寻找真爱。 10 pick up and leave/go : to leave suddenly with your possessions拿着东西突然离开 I couldn't just pick up and leave/go without saying goodbye.我不能突然不辞而别。 11 pick up the tab/bill/check : to pay the money that is owed for something支付账单 When she stays at expensive hotels during business trips, her company picks up the tab.她出差住高档酒店，由公司买单。 They always offer to pick up the check when we go out to dinner with them.我们跟他们一起出去吃饭时，总是他们主动掏钱买单。 12 pick up the pieces : to try to make a situation better after something bad has happened恢复；重整旗鼓 After her business went bankrupt, she picked up the pieces and started again.公司倒闭后，她重整旗鼓，又重新开始。 They created the problem, and now they expect us to pick up the pieces.他们惹了麻烦，现在指望我们来收拾残局。 — see also pick up the cudgels for at 1cudgel, pick up the gauntlet at 2gauntlet, pick up the slack at 2slack, pick up the threads at 1thread pick |
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