pick up
/pɪk ʌp/verb [vt. 及物动词]抬起，拾起：指从地面或其他位置抬起或拾起物体。
He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.
他从地板上捡起帽子，重新戴在头上。
verb [vt. 及物动词](跌倒或被击倒后) 慢慢站起身
Tony picked himself up and set off along the track.
托尼慢慢站起，沿道跑起来。
verb [vt. 及物动词](开车) 接; 取
She was going over to her parents' house to pick up some clean clothes for Oskar.
她正要去父母家为奥斯卡取几件干净的衣服。
verb [vt. 及物动词]逮捕
Rawlings had been picked up by police at his office.
罗林斯在他的办公室被警察逮捕了。
verb [vi. 不及物动词](不费力地) 学会; 获得
Where did you pick up your English?
你是在哪儿学得英语？
verb [vt. 及物动词]勾搭
He had picked her up at a nightclub, where she worked as a singer.
他是在一家夜总会勾搭上她的，她在那儿当歌女。
verb [vt. 及物动词]染上 (疾病)
They've picked up a really nasty infection from something they've eaten.
他们因食用某物而染上非常严重的传染病。
verb [vt. 及物动词]接收 (信号或声音)
We can pick up Mexican television.
我们可以接收到墨西哥电视。
verb [vt. 及物动词]发现; 识别
Some groups of consumers are slow to pick up trends in the use of information technology.
有些顾客群对信息技术应用方面的潮流反应迟钝。
verb [vt. 及物动词]接起 (某观点、话题)
Can I just pick up that guy's point?
我能接着谈一下那个人的观点吗？
verb [vt. 及物动词]整理 (房间、房子)
She decided to start picking up the house from the top down.
她决定开始彻底收拾那房子。
verb [vt. 及物动词]加速(picks up speed)
Brian started the engine and pulled away slowly, but picked up speed once he entered Oakwood Drive.
布赖恩发动引擎，慢慢驶离，但上了奥克伍德大道后就开始加速。
- pick up 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）
- Episode 4 A Piece of Cake ACT III pick up 动词: 增加，提高
- Lesson 94 Future champions
- Lesson 6 The sporting spirit
- Episode 3 Grandpa's Trunk ACT I
- Episode 7 Man's Best Friend ACT III
- Episode 14 Playing Games ACT III
- 网友用“Pick up”造句精选
- Industrial production is beginning to pick up. 工业生产正在开始好转。
- Will you pick up all your toys? 把你的玩具都收起来好不好？
- She bent down to pick up her glove. 她俯身去捡手套。
pick up的重要知识点
To pick up my life, I picked up a book to pick up new skills; then the business began to pick up, so I picked up the room to celebrate!
Pick up my life（恢复/改善情况）
意象： 生活陷入了低谷，你把它重新“捡起来”立好。含义： 重新振作，情况好转。
Pick up a book（拾起/拿起）
意象： 最原始的本意，把书捡起来。
Pick up new skills（学会/掌握知识）
意象： 知识掉在地上你看不见，你把它“捡”进脑子里。含义： 偶然学到、毫不费力地学会。
The business began to pick up（增加/提高/好转）
意象： 营业额的曲线原本在地板上，现在往上提了。含义： 经济好转、速度增加、生意兴隆。
Pick up the room（收拾/整理）
意象： 把乱七八糟掉在地上的东西捡起来放好。含义： 打扫、整理（习惯用法：Pick up after yourself）。
Pick up “捡多了”就变成了“增加”
在英语逻辑里，Pick up 的“增加”通常带有“恢复活力”的色彩：
- Pick up speed 捡起速度 → 加速（原本慢，现在快了）。
- The wind is picking up 捡起风力 → 风力增强（原本平静，现在起风了）。
Pick up a girl 捡起一个女孩 → 搭讪/撩妹（PUA 里那个 P 的来源——把对方从陌生人状态“捡”进你的生活）
- I need to pick up my English so my confidence can pick up! 我需要把英语学起来，这样我的自信心才能提上来！