| 词组 | pick up on |
| 释义 | pick up on 1. pick up on sth to notice something, especially something that other people do not notice: ▪ Children tend to pick up on your worries and stress, and it's difficult to hide your true feelings from them. ▪ I think Errol was the only one who picked up on my mood. ■ SIMILAR TO: notice 2. pick up on sth to notice something and realize that it is important, and take action because of it: ▪ The press were quick to pick up on the story. ▪ "I may have mentioned your name in one of my letters." "Let's just hope she doesn't pick up on it." 3. pick up on sth if you pick up on something that was mentioned earlier, you say more about it or say things that are connected with it: ▪ She smiled, then picked up on his previous question. ▪ To pick up on an earlier theme, there are two main traditions in the history of Western art. 4. pick sb up on sth BrE to tell someone that they have made a mistake or done something that you disapprove of: ▪ Glyn took his remark as an insult, and immediately picked him up on it. ▪ She asked me to pick her up on any mistakes in her English. ■ SIMILAR TO: correct |
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