| 单词 | pick up |
| 释义 | pick up (once / 127 pages) 1v 2v 3v 4v 5v WORD FAMILY pick up: picked up, picking up, picks up USAGE EXAMPLES“Get creative,” Gaché said, “and, honestly, people will appreciate that more than if you sent your assistant to pick up a gift.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) Local media picked up the allegations, forcing the prime minister, Robert Fico, to respond. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) And then just told me to go on, “Pick up where I left off.” Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1v take and lift upward Syn|Hyper gather up, lift up bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise raise from a lower to a higher position 2v take up by hand He picked up the book and started to read Hyper touch make physical contact with, come in contact with 3v eat by pecking at, like a bird Syn|Hyper peck eat take in solid food 4v take into custody Syn|Hyper apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail clutch, prehend, seize take hold of; grab 5v give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway Hyper transport move something or somebody around; usually over long distances 6v gather or collect She picked up the children at the day care center They pick up our trash twice a week Syn|Hyper call for, collect, gather up acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 7v buy casually or spontaneously I picked up some food for a snack Hyper buy, purchase obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction 8v meet someone for sexual purposes he always tries to pick up girls in bars Hyper get together, meet get together socially or for a specific purpose 9v get in addition, as an increase 2The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home Hyper acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 1v perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily The dog picked up the scent Syn|Hyper catch comprehend, perceive to become aware of through the senses 2v get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally Syn|Hypo discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, see find, see, witness perceive or be contemporaneous with get the goods discover some bad or hidden information about wise upget wise to catch, trip updetect a blunder or misstep ascertainlearn or discover with certainty discover, findmake a discovery rake upbring to light priceascertain or learn the price of ferret, ferret outsearch and discover through persistent investigation 3v register (perceptual input) 3pick up a signal Syn|Hypo|Hyper receive hear receive a communication from someone comprehend, perceive to become aware of through the senses 1v improve significantly; go from bad to good Her performance in school picked up Syn|Hyper turn around ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate get better 2v gain or regain energy 4I picked up after a nap Syn|Hyper gain vigor, percolate, perk, perk up convalesce, recover, recuperate get over an illness or shock v fill with high spirits; fill with optimism 5Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper elate, intoxicate, lift up, uplift cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down lower someone's spirits; make downhearted beatify make blessedly happy puffmake proud or conceited beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pinkfill with sublime emotion excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of v lift out or reflect from a background The scarf picks up the color of the skirt His eyes picked up his smile Hyper bring out, set off direct attention to, as if by means of contrast |
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