pick up
Pick uppick up
v.
掘地, 捡起, 获得, 使恢复精神, 加快, 看到, 随便地认识, 加速
To take up (something) by hand:
拿起：用手拿起（某物）：
pick up a book.
捡起一本书
To collect or gather:
收集或聚集：
picked up the broken pieces of glass.
拾起玻璃碎片
To tidy up:
整理，收拾：
Let's pick up the living room.
我们收拾一下卧室吧
To take on (passengers or freight, for example):
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
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:
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:
【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