词汇 | pick someone/something up |
释义 | pick someone/something up phrasal verb with pick verb uk/pɪk/ us/pɪk/ (LIFT) A2 举起;抱起;提起 to lift someone or something using your hands If she starts to cry, pick her up and give her a cuddle. 如果她哭了的话,把她抱起来搂一搂。 I picked up the kids' clothes that were lying on the floor. 我把地板上孩子们的衣服捡了起来。 I went to pick up the phone/receiver, but it had stopped ringing. 我去接电话,但已经不响了。
(COLLECT) A2 接(某人);取(某物) to collect, or to go and get, someone or something When you're in town could you pick up the books I ordered? 你进城时能帮我取一下我订购的书吗? Whose turn is it to pick the children up after school? 该谁去接孩子放学了? The crew of the sinking tanker were picked up (= saved from the sea) by helicopter. 即将沉没的油轮上的船员被直升机救了上来。
pick something up phrasal verb with pick verb uk/pɪk/ us/pɪk/ (LEARN) B2 (通过练习而)学会 to learn a new skill or language by practising it rather than being taught it Don't bother with the computer manual - you'll pick it up as you go along. 别费神看计算机手册了——练练就会了。 When you live in a country you soon pick up the language. 如果你住在某个国家的话,很快就能学会该国的语言。 获悉;得知 to learn interesting or useful information from someone or something The nurse had picked up the information from a conversation she overheard. 护士是从偶然听到的谈话中得知这一消息的。
(BUY) (便宜地)买到 to buy something cheaply She picked up some real bargains in the sale. 她在减价时买了几件非常便宜的东西。 Synonyms: acquirebuy (PAY FOR)purchase snap something up (WIN) 赢得,获得(奖品、选票或支持) to win or get a prize or something that gives you an advantage, such as votes or support The People's Front expect to pick up a lot more votes in this year's elections. 人民阵线在今年大选中获得的选票有望大幅增加。 (SIGNAL) (电子设备)接收(信号) (of a piece of electrical equipment) to receive a signal Can you pick up (= receive broadcasts from) Moscow on your radio? 你的收音机能收到莫斯科的广播吗? (NOTICE) 注意到;察觉;看到 to notice and react to something Police dogs picked up the scent of the two men from clothes they had left behind. 警犬从那两名男子留下的衣服上闻出了他们的气味。 (ILLNESS) 感染病毒;得了…病 to catch an illness from someone or something, caused by bacteria or a virus He picked up malaria when he was visiting the country on business. 他到该国出差时染上了疟疾。 pick (something) up phrasal verb with pick verb uk/pɪk/ us/pɪk/ 重新开始,继续 to start something again after an interruption The author picks the same theme up again on page ten. 作者在第10页又谈到同一主题。 Let's pick up where we left off yesterday. 我们接着昨天的话题谈下去吧。 pick someone up phrasal verb with pick verb uk/pɪk/ us/pɪk/ (POLICE) UK informal(警察)逮捕,拘捕 (of the police) to stop someone and take them to a police station in order to be questioned or arrested He was picked up by the police for drug dealing. 他因贩毒被警察逮捕。 The police picked her up just outside Canterbury. 她在坎特伯雷城外不远处被警察抓住了。 (MEET) informal勾搭(某人);与(某人)调情 to start a sexual or romantic relationship with someone you do not know, by talking to that person and giving them a lot of attention He said he'd picked the woman up in a bar. 他说他在酒吧勾搭上了那个女人。 pick up phrasal verb with pick verb uk/pɪk/ us/pɪk/ (INCREASE) 增加;提高;改进 to increase or improve The truck picked up speed slowly. 卡车慢慢加速。 The wind always picks up in the evening. 一到晚上,风就越刮越大。 The number of applicants will pick up during the autumn. 秋季应聘者的数量会增加。 His spirits picked up when he got the good news. 他听到那个好消息后情绪好转了。 Her career only began to pick up when she was in her forties. 她40多岁时事业才开始起步。 (PHONE) 接电话 to answer the phone I tried his home number but he didn't pick up. 我拨打他家里电话,但他没接。 |
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