1
- with obj. take hold of and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing采摘, 采集（花朵, 果实, 蔬菜） ：
I went to pick some flowers for Jenny's room.
我去给詹妮的房间摘些花。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial take hold of and lift or move拾, 捡; 抱起：
he picked a match out of the ashtray
他从烟灰缸里拿出了一根火柴
picking her up, he carried her into the next room.
他把她抱起来, 抱进了隔壁的房间。
1.2
- no obj.
pick up
Golf take hold of and lift up one's ball, especially when conceding a hole【高尔夫】拾球（尤指认输的拾球）。
2
- with obj. choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives, typically after careful thought挑选, 选择：
maybe I picked the wrong career after all.
或许我真的选错了职业。
2.1
- no obj. Maggie picked on a nice reliable chap.玛吉选上了一个可靠的好小伙。
2.2
pick one's way
with adverbial of direction walk slowly and carefully, selecting the best or safest places to put one's feet小心走路, 谨慎前行：he picked his way along the edge of the track, avoiding the potholes.
他沿着路的边缘走得小心翼翼, 以避开那些坑洞。
3
- no obj. repeatedly pull at something with one's fingers（反复地）拔, 拉, 撕, 扯：
the old woman was picking at the sheet.
那位老太太在扯那张被单。
3.1
- with obj. make (a hole) in fabric by doing this在织物上扯出（洞）。
3.2
- eat food or a meal in small amounts or without much appetite一点一点地吃; 没胃口地吃：
she picked at her breakfast.
她一小口一小口地吃早饭。
3.3
- criticize someone in a niggling way挑刺, 找茬：
now, please don't start picking at Ruth.
喂, 请别找鲁思的茬啦。
3.4
- with obj. remove unwanted matter from (one's nose or teeth) by using one's finger or a pointed instrument挑; 抠（鼻）; 剔（牙）; 挖。
3.5
- with obj. pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo)弹, 拨（弦）。
3.6
- with obj.
pick something out
play a tune on such an instrument slowly or with difficulty（慢慢地, 艰难地）弹奏（曲调）： she began to pick out a rough melody on the guitar.
她开始在吉他上弹奏出不成调的曲调。
1
- in sing. an act or the right of selecting something from among a group of alternatives选择, 挑选; 选择权, 挑选权：
take your pick from our extensive menu.
我们的菜单菜肴丰富, 请你任意挑选
Laura should have first pick.
应该劳拉先选。
1.1
the pick of
informal the person or thing perceived as the best in a particular group〈非正式〉最佳的人（或物）; 精华, 精粹：he was the pick of the bunch.
这一伙人中他是最好的一个。
1.2
- chiefly US someone or something that has been selected〈主美〉选中的人（或物）：
the club made him their first pick.
俱乐部将他定为首选球员。
2
- Basketball an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler【篮球】掩护。
短语
pick and choose
- select only the best or most desirable from among a number of alternatives挑挑拣拣, 挑三拣四, 挑剔。
pick someone's brains（或brain）
- informal obtain information by questioning someone who is better informed about a subject than oneself〈非正式〉向某人请教。
pick something clean
- completely remove the flesh from a bone or carcass剔尽（或撕尽）…上的肉。
pick one's feet up
- raise one's feet clear of the ground when walking（走路时）抬脚离地。
pick a fight（或quarrel）
- talk or behave in such a way as to provoke an argument or fight惹起争斗（或争吵）。
pick holes in
- find fault with挑剔, 挑刺, 挑毛病。
pick a lock
- open a lock with an instrument other than the proper key撬锁。
pick someone's pockets
- steal something surreptitiously from another person's pocket扒窃。
pick someone/thing to pieces（或apart）
- criticize someone or something severely and in detail把…驳得体无完肤; 对…吹毛求疵; 严厉批评。
pick up the pieces
- restore one's life or a situation to a more normal state, typically after a shock or disaster收拾残局, 重整旗鼓, 恢复正常。
pick up（或get up）speed（或steam）
- (of a vehicle) go faster; accelerate（车）提速, 加速。
pick up the threads
- resume something that has been interrupted继续（被中断的事）。
派生词
pickable
adjective词源
Middle English （earlier as pike, which continues in dialect use）： of unknown origin. Compare with Dutch pikken 'pick, peck', and German picken 'peck, puncture', also with French piquer 'to prick'.
短语动词
pick someone/thing off
1
- shoot a member of a group of people or things, aiming carefully from a distance从远处小心瞄准射中。
1.1
- Baseball put out a runner by throwing the ball to a base【棒球】传杀。
pick on
- repeatedly single (someone) out for blame, criticism, or unkind treatment in a way perceived to be unfair找…的岔子, 挑刺。
pick someone/thing out
1
- distinguish someone or something among a group of people or things辨认出, 分辨出：
Lester picked out two familiar voices.
莱斯特分辨出了两个熟悉的声音。
1.1
- (of a light) illuminate an object by shining directly on it（光）映衬, 映射。
1.2
- （常作 be picked out）distinguish shapes or letters from their surroundings by painting or fashioning them in a contrasting colour or medium衬托, 陪衬：
the initials are picked out in diamonds.
这些首字母被钻石衬托了起来。
pick something over（或pick through）
- examine or sort through a number of items carefully挑选, 筛选：
they picked through the charred remains of their home.
他们在被烧焦的家园废墟中挑拣有用之物。
pick up
1.1
- become better; improve改善, 好转, 提高, 有起色：
my luck's picked up.
我时来运转了。
1.2
- become stronger; increase变得更猛烈, 变得更强大; 增加：
the wind has picked up.
风更大了。
pick oneself up
- stand up again after a fall.（摔倒后）站起身来, 使（自己）爬起来。
pick someone up
1
- go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one's car and according to a prior arrangement（尤指用车根据事前安排去）接（人）。
1.1
- stop for someone and take them into one's vehicle or vessel（停下车、船以）承载, 让…搭乘, 载乘。
1.2
- informal arrest someone〈非正式〉拘捕, 逮捕。
1.3
- informal casually strike up a relationship with someone one has never met before as a sexual overture〈非正式〉（为调情而）结识, 与…搭讪。
2
- return to a point or remark made by someone in order to criticize it找…的岔子; 跟…过意不去; 揭穿; 指责：
she picked him up on one niggling point.
她为一点小事跟他过意不去。
pick something up
1
- collect something that has been left elsewhere拿, 取：
Wanda came over to pick up her things.
旺达来这儿取她的东西。
1.1
- informal pay the bill for something, typically something expensive.〈非正式〉（尤指为昂贵的东西）付账, 付款。
1.2
- N. Amer. tidy a room or building〈北美〉收拾, 整理（房间, 楼房）。
2
- obtain, acquire, or learn something, especially without formal arrangements or instruction（尤指未经正式安排或指点）获得, 取得, 学会：
he had picked up a little Russian from his father.
他从父亲那儿学了点俄语。
2.1
- catch an illness or infection感染（疾病）。
3
- detect or receive a signal or sound, especially by means of electronic apparatus（尤指通过电子设备）检测, 接收（信号, 声音）。
3.1
- （亦作pick up on）become aware of or sensitive to something察觉, 留意, 敏感：
women are very quick to pick up emotional atmospheres.
女人对情感氛围非常敏感。
3.2
- find and take a particular road or route找到, 选择（道路, 路线）。
4
- （亦作pick up）resume something继续, 接续：
they picked up their friendship without the slightest difficulty.
他们毫无困难地接续了他们的友谊。
4.1
- （亦作pick up on）refer to or develop a point or topic mentioned earlier重提, 发展（观点, 话题）：
Dawson picked up her earlier remark.
道森重提了她早先的说法。
4.2
- (of an object or colour) attractively accentuate the colour of something else by being of a similar shade（物体, 颜色）衬托, 烘托。
pick up after
- chiefly US tidy up things left strewn around by (someone)〈主美〉收拾, 整理（某人留下的零乱物品）。