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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 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 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 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) 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 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 8 pick (someone) up or pick up (someone) a : to meet and begin a usually brief sexual relationship with (someone)与…勾搭 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 — 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 e sports : to begin to guard (a player from the opposite team) during a game防卫(对方球员) 9 pick yourself up a : to stand up again after falling(摔倒后)重新站起来 b : to recover from a difficult situation(从困境中)振作起来 10 pick up and leave/go : to leave suddenly with your possessions拿着东西突然离开 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 |