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●ˌpick sb ˈup 🔑1. ˌpick ˈup sb if a bus, etc. picks up sb, it stops and allows them to get on （公共汽车等）搭载（乘客）◆The bus stopped to pick up some passengers.
公共汽车停下让一些乘客上车。 NOTE When the object of pick up is a noun, it comes after up, but when the object is a pronoun, it comes between pick and up * pick up 的宾语如果是名词，应置于 up 之后；但如果是代词，应置于 pick 和 up 之间◆The bus stopped to pick us up.
公共汽车停下让我们上车。 ➡ see also pick up (5)2. to rescue sb, for example from the sea （从海里等）营救，搭救◆Lifeboats picked up all the survivors.
救生艇救起了所有幸存者。3. to arrest sb; to take sb somewhere in order to question them 逮捕；拘押（以审问）◆She was picked up by the police as she was leaving her hotel.
她正要离开旅馆时被警察逮住了。4. (informal) to start talking to sb you do not know, because you want to have a sexual relationship with them （为发生性关系而）搭讪，勾搭（陌生人）◆He picked her up at a club.
他是在俱乐部勾搭上她的。5. if sth picks you up, it makes you feel better 使振作；提神◆A cup of tea will soon pick you up.
喝杯茶你就会有精神的。 ➡ see also pick yourself up[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]2 [v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv]▸ ˈpick-me-up noun (informal)
sth that makes you feel better or happier, etc. 提神之物；振奋精神的事物◆The country air was the perfect pick-me-up.
乡下的空气让人神清气爽。▸ ˈpickup noun 1. an occasion when sb gets in a car, on a bus, etc. to be taken to another place 搭车；搭载◆The coach driver made several pickups before heading for the airport.
长途汽车司机停了几次车搭载乘客，然后开往机场。◆a pickup point
搭车地点2. (informal) a situation in which sb is trying to start a sexual relationship with a person they do not know; the person they are trying to start a sexual relationship with （为发生性关系）与陌生人的搭讪；偶然结识的性伙伴◆Nothing ever came of his pickups.
他的搭讪从来都没成功。◆a pickup joint
勾搭性伙伴的场所▸ ˈpickup adjective [only before noun] (NAmE)
not planned in advance or open for anyone to join in 临时的；拼凑的◆a pickup game of basketball
临时组织的一场篮球比赛◆The children ate pickup meals next to the stove.
孩子们在炉子旁随便吃了些东西。◆a pickup dance troupe
临时拼凑起来的舞蹈团 |