1．Mary picked up the wallet on the ground．
2．I've got to pick this room up before the guests arrive．
3．Now let's figure out whose car will stop to pick us up．
4．The hotel business always picks up in summer．
5．Bob has never had a French teacher；he picked the language up by himself．
6．The dog's sense of hearing is so sharp that it can pick up the sound from afar．
7．The train picked up speed．
8．He slipped and fell,but quickly picked himself up．
9．Tom picked up an acquaintance with Mary．
10．The police picked up the criminal．
在第1個(gè)句子中pick up的含義是"拿起,撿起",其整個(gè)句子的意思：瑪麗撿起了地上的錢包.
在第2個(gè)句子中pick up的含義是"收拾利索",其整個(gè)句子的意思：我必須在客人到來之前把房間收拾利索.
在第3個(gè)句子中pick up的含義是"（車、船）等在半路上搭人",其整個(gè)句子的意思：讓我們確定一下誰的車能中途捎上我們.
在第4個(gè)句子中pick up的含義是"有起色；生意好起來",其整個(gè)句子的意思：旅館的生意總是在夏季開始好起來.
在第5個(gè)句子中pick up的含義是"自然學(xué)會(huì)",其整個(gè)句子的意思：鮑勃從來沒有過法語老師,他是自己學(xué)會(huì)這門語言的.
在第6個(gè)句子中pick up的含義是"聽見；看見",其整個(gè)句子的意思：狗的聽覺很敏銳,它能聽到遙遠(yuǎn)的聲音.
在第7個(gè)句子中pick up的含義是"加快速度",其整個(gè)句子的意思：火車加快了速度.
在第8個(gè)句子中pick up的含義是"（跌倒后）使（自己）爬起",其整個(gè)句子的意思：他滑倒了,但很快爬了起來.
在第9個(gè)句子中pick up的含義是"（未經(jīng)正式介紹）偶然結(jié)識(shí)（常指異性）",其整個(gè)句子的意思：湯姆在不經(jīng)意中認(rèn)識(shí)了瑪麗.
在第10個(gè)句子中pick up的含義是"逮住,捉牢",其整個(gè)句子的意思：警察逮住了那個(gè)罪犯.
To take up (something) by hand:
拿起：用手拿起（某物）：
pick up a book.
撿起一本書
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.
我們收拾一下臥室吧
To take on (passengers or freight, for example):
承載（客人,貨物等）：
The bus picks up commuters at three stops.
公共汽車在三個(gè)站載送通勤者
Informal
【非正式用語】
To acquire casually or by accident:
不經(jīng)意得到：隨便或偶然地獲得：
picked up a mink coat on sale.
拍賣時(shí)隨手買了一件貂皮大衣
To acquire (knowledge) by learning or experience:
學(xué)得：通過學(xué)習(xí)或經(jīng)歷獲得（知識(shí)）：
picked up French very quickly.
很快地學(xué)起法語來
To claim:
認(rèn)領(lǐng),索取：
picked up her shoes at the repair shop.
在修鞋鋪領(lǐng)回鞋子
To buy:
購買：
picked up some beverages on the way home.
在回家的路上買些飲料
To accept (a bill or charge) in order to pay it:
付帳：為買某物而付（款或賬）：
Let me pick up the tab.
我來付計(jì)程車的錢
To come down with (a disease):
染上（?。?
picked up a virus in the office.
在辦公室染上病毒
To gain:
獲得,贏得：
picked up five yards on that play.
在那次游戲中獲得五碼
Informal To take into custody:
【非正式用語】 監(jiān)護(hù),逮捕,拘捕：
The coast guard picked up five smugglers.
海岸檢查官拘捕了五個(gè)走私犯
Slang To make casual acquaintance with, usually in anticipation of sexual relations.
【俚語】 勾搭：與…偶然結(jié)識(shí),?A