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单词 pick-up
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pick-up


pick-up

n 1. Also called: pick-up arm or tone arm the light balanced arm of a record player that carries the wires from the cartridge to the preamplifier 2. (Pop Music) an electromagnetic transducer that converts the vibrations of the steel strings of an electric guitar or other amplified instrument into electric signals 3. (Electronics) another name for cartridge3 4. (Automotive Engineering) Also called: pick-up truck a small truck with an open body and low sides, used for light deliveries 5. (Automotive Engineering) informal chiefly US an ability to accelerate rapidly: this car has good pick-up. 6. informal a casual acquaintance, usually one made with sexual intentions 7. informal a. a stop to collect passengers, goods, etcb. the people or things collected 8. slang a free ride in a motor vehicle 9. informal an improvement 10. slang a pick-me-up adj US and Canadian organized, arranged, or assembled hastily and without planning: a pick-up band; pick-up games. vb (adverb) 11. (tr) to gather up in the hand or hands12. (tr) to acquire, obtain, or purchase casually, incidentally, etc13. (tr) to catch (a disease): she picked up a bad cold during the weekend. 14. (intr) to improve in health, condition, activity, etc: the market began to pick up. 15. (reflexive) to raise (oneself) after a fall or setback16. (tr) to notice or sense: she picked up a change in his attitude. 17. to resume where one left off; return to: we'll pick up after lunch; they picked up the discussion. 18. (tr) to learn gradually or as one goes along19. (tr) to take responsibility for paying (a bill): he picked up the bill for dinner. 20. (tr) informal to reprimand: he picked her up on her table manners. 21. (tr) to collect or give a lift to (passengers, hitchhikers, goods, etc)22. (tr) informal to become acquainted with, esp with a view to having sexual relations23. (Law) (tr) informal to arrest24. to increase (speed): the cars picked up down the straight. 25. (Telecommunications) (tr) to receive (electrical signals, a radio signal, sounds, etc), as for transmission or amplification26. pick up the pieces to restore a situation to normality after a crisis or collapse

pick-up

, pick-up dinner - A pick-up or pick-up dinner is one made up of leftovers.See also related terms for leftovers.
Thesaurus

pick-up

noun1. improvement, recovery, rise, gain, rally, strengthening, revival, upturn, change for the better, upswing a pick-up in the housing market
Translations

pick1

(pik) verb1. to choose or select. Pick the one you like best. 挑選 挑选2. to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand. The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers. 採摘 采摘3. to lift (someone or something). He picked up the child. 撿起 捡起4. to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key. When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin. 撬鎖 撬锁 noun1. whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses. Take your pick of these prizes. 選擇 选择2. the best one(s) from or the best part of something. These grapes are the pick of the bunch. 精華 精华ˈpickpocket noun a person who steals from people's pockets. He kept his wallet in his hand because he knew there would be pickpockets in the crowd. 扒手 扒手ˈpick-up noun1. a type of small lorry or van. 小卡車,小貨車 小吨位运货汽车2. the part of a record-player that holds the stylus. (電唱機的)唱頭,拾音器 (电唱机的)唱头,拾音器 pick and choose to select or choose very carefully. When I'm buying apples, I like to pick and choose (the ones I want). 挑挑揀揀 挑挑拣拣pick at to eat very little of (something). He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate. (因無食慾)挑挑揀揀地吃 少量地吃pick someone's brains to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself. You might be able to help me with this problem – can I come and pick your brains for a minute! 竊取某人腦力勞動的成果 请教某人pick holes in to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc). He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said. 找漏洞,找碴 找漏洞,找碴子 pick off to shoot (especially people in a group) one by one. He picked off the enemy soldiers. 逐個瞄準射擊 逐个瞄准射击pick on1. to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job. Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up? 挑選某人去做不愉快的事 挑选某人去做不愉快的事2. to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically. Don't pick on me – it wasn't my fault. 責怪某人 责怪某人pick out1. to choose or select. She picked out one dress that she particularly liked. 選出 选出2. to see or recognize (a person, thing etc). He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out. 辨認出 辨认出3. to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one. I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger. 憑聽覺一個音一個音彈奏鋼琴 凭听觉一个音一个音弹奏钢琴pick someone's pocket to steal something from a person's pocket. My wallet has gone – someone has picked my pocket! 扒竊 扒窃pick a quarrel/fight with (someone) to start a quarrel, argument or fight with (someone) on purpose. He was angry because I beat him in the race, and he tried to pick a fight with me afterwards. 故意與某人吵架或打架 故意与某人吵架或打架pick up1. to learn gradually, without formal teaching. I never studied Italian – I just picked it up when I was in Italy. (未經正規授課而)自然而然學會 (未经正规授课而)自然学会 2. to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere. I picked him up at the station and drove him home. 讓某人搭車 让某人搭车3. to get (something) by chance. I picked up a bargain at the shops today. 偶然獲得 偶然获得4. to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up. He fell over and picked himself up again. 爬起 爬起5. to collect (something) from somewhere. I ordered some meat from the butcher – I'll pick it up on my way home tonight. 收集 收集6. (of radio, radar etc) to receive signals. We picked up a foreign broadcast last night. 收聽到,探測到 收听到,探测到 7. to find; to catch. We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal. 找到 找到pick up speed to go faster; to accelerate. The car picked up speed as it ran down the hill. 加速 加速pick one's way to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc). She picked her way between the puddles. 行路謹慎 行路谨慎

pick-up


pick-up

1. another name for cartridge2. a small truck with an open body and low sides, used for light deliveries
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pick-up


  • noun

Synonyms for pick-up

noun improvement

Synonyms

  • improvement
  • recovery
  • rise
  • gain
  • rally
  • strengthening
  • revival
  • upturn
  • change for the better
  • upswing
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