承载（客人，货物等）：

The bus picks up commuters at three stops.

公共汽车在三个站载送通勤者

开车接送某人

TO pick up the children.

开车接送孩子

n.

pick up 作名词讲时，指电吉他（贝斯）等乐器的 拾音器

Informal非正式用语

To acquire casually or by accident:

不经意得到：随便或偶然地获得：

picked up a mink coat on sale.

拍卖时随手买了一件貂皮大衣

To acquire (knowledge) by learning or experience:

（轻易地）学得：通过学习或经历获得（知识）：

picked up French very quickly.

很快地学起法语来

To claim:

认领，索取：

picked up her shoes at the repair shop.

在修鞋铺领回鞋子

To buy:

购买：

picked up some beverages on the way home.

在回家的路上买些饮料

To accept (a bill or charge) in order to pay it:

付帐：为买某物而付（款或账）：

Let me pick up the tab.

我来付计程车的钱

To come down with (a disease):

染上（病）：

picked up a virus in the office.

在办公室染上病毒

To gain:

获得，赢得：

picked up five yards on that play.

在那次游戏中获得五码

Informal To take into custody:

接收（信号）：

The new radio works well on picking up signal.

非正式用语 监护，逮捕，拘捕

The coast guard picked up five smugglers.

海岸检查官拘捕了五个走私犯

Slang To make casual acquaintance with, usually in anticipation of sexual relations.

【俚语】 勾搭：与…偶然结识，常指期望在性关系中结识

To come upon and follow:

追踪：偶然遇上并跟随：

The dog picked up the scent.

狗追着气味走

To come upon and observe:

发现：偶然遇到并观测：

We picked up two submarines on sonar.

我们用声波定位仪观察到两条潜水艇

To continue after a break:

恢复：休息后继续：

Let's pick up the discussion after lunch.

我们吃过午饭再继续讨论吧

Informal To improve in condition or activity:

非正式用语 有起色，改善

Sales picked up last fall.

去年的销售有起色

Slang To pack one's belongings:

俚语 收拾行李：收拾某人的东西

She just picked up and left.

她收拾了一下行李就走了

pick and choose

To select with great care.

很细心地挑选

pick holes in

To seek and discover flaws or a flaw in:

挑剔：在…寻找或发现一个或几个错误：

picked holes in the argument.

在讨论中找错

pick (one's) way

To find passage and make careful progress through it:

寻找出路：找出路并通过此路谨慎前进：

picked her way down the steep bank.

沿着陡峭河岸慢慢前行

pick (someone) to pieces

To criticize sharply.

责骂：严厉批评

pick up on非正式用语

To take into the mind and understand, typically with speed:

迅速理解：了解到或理解，尤指很快地理解：

picked up on the new approach and applied it to the project.

很快地了解了新方法并把它应用于这个项目中

To notice:

注意到：

learned to pick up on his superior's moods and act accordingly.

学会注意上级的情绪并见机行事