英语词汇“pick up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

pick up

1Become better; improve: my luck’s picked up...

But it does not expect an improvement until trade starts picking up towards the end of the winter.
General sales need to pick up before the business improves.
He doesn't see improvement until job growth picks up.

Synonyms

improve, get better, recover, mend, be on the road to recovery, rally, make a comeback, bounce back, perk up, look up, take a turn for the better, turn the/a corner, be given/take on a new lease of life, be on the mend, develop, make headway, progress, make progress, advance

1.1Become stronger; increase: the wind has picked up...

I noticed the wind picking up and the lightening increasing, so I figured rain couldn't be far behind.
As the pace of the storm increased the wind picked up, driving down out of the hills and across the high grasslands.
Forecasters are predicting that the icy conditions will continue into next week with easterly winds picking up and a strong possibility of snow.

Synonyms

get stronger, strengthen, become more powerful, blow up

2Answer a telephone call: let the machine pick up and return the call later...

Vacillating between wanting to answer, and not wanting to answer, she finally picked up before the machine did.
But on the fifth ring, before the answering machine picked up, Tatiana answered.
Rowena set her pen down, pushed back her chair, and managed to answer before the machine picked up.

See parent entry: pick

单词	pick up
释义	pick up 1Become better; improve: my luck’s picked up... But it does not expect an improvement until trade starts picking up towards the end of the winter. General sales need to pick up before the business improves. He doesn't see improvement until job growth picks up. Synonyms improve, get better, recover, mend, be on the road to recovery, rally, make a comeback, bounce back, perk up, look up, take a turn for the better, turn the/a corner, be given/take on a new lease of life, be on the mend, develop, make headway, progress, make progress, advance 1.1Become stronger; increase: the wind has picked up... I noticed the wind picking up and the lightening increasing, so I figured rain couldn't be far behind. As the pace of the storm increased the wind picked up, driving down out of the hills and across the high grasslands. Forecasters are predicting that the icy conditions will continue into next week with easterly winds picking up and a strong possibility of snow. Synonyms get stronger, strengthen, become more powerful, blow up 2Answer a telephone call: let the machine pick up and return the call later... Vacillating between wanting to answer, and not wanting to answer, she finally picked up before the machine did. But on the fifth ring, before the answering machine picked up, Tatiana answered. Rowena set her pen down, pushed back her chair, and managed to answer before the machine picked up. See parent entry: pick
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