pick up

US /pɪk ʌp/
UK /pɪk ʌp/
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1.

撿起, 接

to lift something or someone up

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Can you pick up the fallen leaves in the yard?
你能撿起院子裡掉落的樹葉嗎？
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She went to pick up her child from school.
她去學校接孩子。
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liftcollectretrievegatherhoist
2.

學會, 掌握

to learn something new, often informally or by experience

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He managed to pick up some Spanish while traveling.
他在旅行中設法學會了一些西班牙語。
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I quickly picked up how to use the new software.
我很快就學會了如何使用新軟體。
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learnacquiregraspmasterunderstand
3.

好轉, 增加

to improve or increase

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Business has really started to pick up recently.
最近生意真的開始好轉了。
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The wind began to pick up in the afternoon.
下午風開始變大了。
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improveincreaserecoverstrengthenaccelerate
4.

察覺, 捕捉

to notice or become aware of something

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Did you pick up on his nervousness during the presentation?
你在演示中察覺到他的緊張了嗎？
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The microphone was able to pick up faint sounds.
麥克風能夠捕捉到微弱的聲音。
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noticedetectperceivediscernsense
5.

接電話, 接聽

to answer a telephone call

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Could you please pick up the phone?
你能接一下電話嗎？
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I tried calling, but no one picked up.
我試著打電話，但沒人接。
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answerrespondtake the call
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