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pick up

v.掘地,捡起,获得,使恢复精神,加快,看到,随便地认识,加速

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pick up为小学词汇

pick up


(a) become better; improve 好转; 改善
*The market always picks up in the spring. 一到春天市场就活跃了.
* We're waiting until the weather picks up a bit. 我们等到天气好些再说.
* The performance started badly but picked up towards the end. 演出开始时很差劲, 但近结尾处就好多了.
* Her health soon picked up after a few days' rest. 她休息了几天, 身体很快复元了.
(b) start again; continue 重新开始; 继续
*We'll pick up where we finished yesterday. 我们从昨天停止的地方继续进行. pick oneself up get to one's feet, esp after a fall 站起来(尤指跌倒後)
*Pick yourself up and brush yourself down. 自己站起来, 把衣服掸乾净. pick sb up
(a) give sb a lift in a car; collect sb 用汽车搭载某人或接某人
*I'll pick you up at
7 o'clock. 7点钟我开车来接你.
* He picked up a hitch-hiker. 他中途让个搭便车的人上了车.
(b) (infml often derog 口, 常作贬义) make the acquaintance of sb casually 偶然结识某人
*He picked up the girl at a college disco. 他在学校的迪斯科舞会上偶然结识了那姑娘.
* She's living with some man she picked up on holiday. 她与一个在假日认识的男人同住.
(c) rescue sb (eg from the sea) 救起某人(如从海上)
*The lifeboat picked up all the survivors. 救生船救起了全部幸存者.
(d) (of the police, etc) stop and seize sb (eg for questioning) (指警方等)逮捕某人(如为讯问)
*The police picked him up as he was trying to leave the country. 他正要离开该国时, 警方把他捉住了.
* He was picked up and taken for questioning. 他被拘捕接受审讯.
(e) reprimand sb 责备某人
*She picked him up for using bad language. 她指责他出言不逊. pick sb/sth up
(a) take hold of and lift sb/sth 举起或抬起某人[某物]; 拿起; 拾起
*He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders. 他抱起孩子让她骑在自己的肩膀上.
* I picked up your bag by mistake. 我错拿了你的手提包.
* pick up a stitch, ie in knitting 补织一针(编织中)
* He picked up the book from the floor. 他从地板上把书拾起来.
* She picked up the telephone and dialled his number. 她拿起电话就拨了他的号码.
(b) see or hear sb/sth, esp by means of apparatus 见到, 听到(尤指藉助仪器)
*They picked up the yacht on their radar screen. 他们在雷达屏上看到了那艘游艇.
* I was able to pick you up on the short wave radio. 我能用短波收音机收听到你的信号.
* The equipment picked up the signal from the satellite. 这设备收到了卫星发出的信号. pick sth up
(a) learn (a foreign language, a technique, etc) by practising 通过实践学会(外语、技术等)
*She soon picked up French when she went to live in France. 她到法国居住後很快就学会了法语.
* The children have picked up the local accent. 孩子都学会了当地口音了.
* pick up bad habits 染上陋习.
(b) catch (an illness) 得, 染(疾病)
*pick up an infection, a cold, the flu, etc 受传染、 凉、得流感.
(c) buy sth, esp cheaply or luckily 买到某物(尤指价廉或运气好)
*She picked up a valuable first edition at a village book sale. 她在乡村图书展销会上买到一本珍贵的首版书.
* They picked up most of the furniture at auctions in country towns. 他们大部分的家具都是在乡村镇上的拍卖处买的.
(d) hear or learn (gossip, news, etc) 听到(闲话等); 获悉或打听到(消息等)
*He picked up an interesting piece of news. 他听到一则有趣的新闻.
* See if you can pick up anything about their future plans. 你看能不能打听到他们未来计画的消息.
(e) collect sth 取或收集某物
*I've got to pick up my coat from the cleaners. 我得到洗染店去取大衣了.
* I'll pick up (ie buy) something for dinner on my way home. 我在回家的路上要顺便买些东西做饭.
* We can pick up the tickets an hour before the play begins. 我们可以在话剧开演前一小时去取票.
(f) draw or derive sth 吸取或得到某物
*The trolley bus picks up current from an overhead wire. 无轨电车的电能是通过架空线供给的.
(g) find sth; locate sth; (re)join 发现某事物; 找到某事物; (重新)接合或会合
*pick up a trail, a scent 发现踪迹、察出气味
* pick up the track on the other side of the river 在河对岸发现踪迹. pick up with sb (often derog 常作贬义)
*She's picked up with some peculiar people. 她勾搭上一些不三不四的人.
1. Would you please stop at the grocery store and pick up some tissues, toothpaste and soap?
    能否请你在杂货店里停一下,买一些牙膏,卫生纸和肥皂?

2. Would you please stop at the grocery store and pick up some tissues, toothbrush and soap?
    能否请你在杂货店里停一下,买一些牙刷,卫生纸和肥皂?

3. Through having the chance to talk with adults, children pick up not only language skills but also adult habits and styles of thought.
    通过与成年人的交流,孩子学会的不仅是语言技巧,而且还有成年人的习惯与思维方式。

4. A.You pick up the mail anxiously each day and breathe with peace when the letter isn't there.
    a.你每天收邮件时都焦急不安,当发现没有调价通知书时,你就会如释重负地松一口气。

5. Yes, I must go to the bakery and pick up some rolls and cake.
    有,我必须到面包店买些面包和蛋糕.

6. You may pick them up in utter exhaustion, if wind over the sea has driven them to a long journey.
    如果海风驱使它们飞行很长距离,你可以捡到一些因筋疲力尽而摔下来的鹧鸪。

7. You picture yourself going home to your parents or spouse and being informed, "Your services as our daughter / my wife are no longer required. Pick up your baby pictures as you leave."
    你想像着你正回家去与父母或配偶团聚,却听到他们说:"再也没有人需要你来尽一个女儿或妻子的义务了。走时把你儿时的照片也带走吧。"

8. She stooped to pick up her bag from the ground.
    她弯下腰把包从地上拣起来。

9. Several mothers who were waiting to pick up their children expressed anxiety about subjecting their youngsters to such pressure.
    有几位母亲等着接自己的孩子,她们担心这样会使孩子有压力。

10. Pick up the cup by the handle.
    捏着杯柄把杯子拿起来。

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