pick up

• 动词短语，表示拿起、拾起某物，接人或取物，学会或养成某种技能或习惯，以及情况好转或改善。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of lifting something, collecting someone or something, acquiring a skill or habit, or improving a situation.

不可数 · 及物和不及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Lift or take hold offormal

   To lift something from a surface using your hands.

   拿起

   • She picked up the book from the table.
   • He picked up the fallen toy for the child.
   • Please pick up your clothes from the floor.

   同义词elevategrabgrasphoistliftraisetake upuplift

   反义词dropput downset down

2. Collect or fetchformal

   To go and get someone or something from a place.

   取走

   • I need to pick up my dry cleaning after work.
   • She picked up her friend from the airport.
   • Can you pick up the pizza on your way home?

   同义词call forcollectfetchgetretrieve

3. Learn or acquireinformal

   To learn something new, often quickly or informally.

   学会

   • He picked up Spanish while living in Mexico.
   • She picked up the basics of coding in a few weeks.
   • Children pick up languages very easily.

   同义词absorbacquireassimilatecatch ongrasplearnmaster

   反义词forgetloseunlearn

4. Improve or increaseinformal

   To become better or to increase in speed, strength, or activity.

   好转或增强

   • Business is starting to pick up after the holidays.
   • The wind picked up in the afternoon.
   • Sales picked up significantly after the new campaign.

   同义词acceleratebounce backimproveincreaseintensifylook upperk uprallyrecoverrev upstrengthensurge

5. Answer a phoneinformal

   To answer an incoming telephone call.

   接电话

   • He called but she didn't pick up.
   • I tried to call you, but you didn't pick up.
   • Please pick up the phone when it rings.

   同义词answergettake

基本动词pick