喜樂美語
  1. 1v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/lift with your hands拿起 / 抱起

    To take something or someone in your hands and lift them up.

    「pick up」最核心的意思就是「用手把東西拿起來、往上提」。pick 本身是「用手指夾起、撿」，加上 up（往上）就成了「拿起來」。可以拿小東西（pick up the pen），也可以把小孩抱起來（pick me up）。這是整個 pick up 大家族的源頭畫面。

    示範例句 · Example

    He picked up the letter and started to read it.

    中文翻譯他拿起那封信，開始讀它。

    常見搭配

    • pick up the phone

      接電話

      to answer a telephone call

      Nobody picked up the phone, so I left a message.

    • pick something up off the floor

      從地上撿起某物

      to lift something from the ground with your hand

      Can you pick that toy up off the floor for me?

    意思相反

    put downdropset down

  2. 2v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/chat up a stranger（與陌生人）搭訕

    口語To start talking to a stranger, often in a bar, because you feel attracted to them and hope to begin a romantic or sexual relationship.

    「pick someone up」這個用法指「在酒吧等場合主動接近不認識的人，帶有戀愛或性方面的意圖」。屬於成人語境的非正式用法，學習者只需「看得懂」即可。一般想表達「認識新朋友」時，用 meet someone 或 get to know someone，不會用這個詞。

    意思相近

    chat uphit on

  3. 3v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/resume where interrupted接著繼續

    To start something again from the exact point where you stopped or were interrupted.

    「pick up」當「接續」時，是「從剛才停下的那一點再接回去」。把「拿起」想成「把放下的線頭再拿起來」——談話、工作、故事中斷了，你回到原處繼續。最常見的搭配是 pick up where you left off（從上次停的地方接著做）。

    意思相反

    stopbreak off

  4. 4v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/return to an earlier point接著討論 / 延伸

    To return to an idea that was mentioned before and talk about it more.

    「pick up」用在想法上，是「把剛剛提過的點再拿回來、繼續發揮」。同樣是「重新拿起一條線頭」，只是這條線是一個 idea 或主題。常用在討論、寫作、演講裡把別人的話接過去深入。

    意思相近

    return totake updevelopexpand on

  5. 5v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/improve / get busier好轉 / 回升

    If a situation picks up, it gets better, busier, or more active.

    「pick up」用在情況上，是「往好的方向走、回升」。up 在這裡是「往上、變好」的方向感——生意、經濟、心情、生活從低谷爬上來。business picked up = 生意變好了。主詞是情況本身，不接受詞。

    常見搭配

    • business is picking up

      生意回升

      trade is increasing and getting better

      After a slow winter, business is picking up again.

    意思相近

    improveget betterrecoverrally

  6. 6v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/make you feel better提神 / 讓人有精神

    If a drink or medicine picks you up, it makes you feel stronger or more cheerful.

    「pick someone up」這裡是「（飲料或藥）讓人精神一振、恢復力氣」。延續 12a)「好轉」的方向，只是主詞是讓你變好的東西。a hot drink will pick you up = 喝杯熱飲讓你提神。名詞 a pick-me-up 就是「提神的東西」。

  7. 7v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/join a road while driving（開車）轉上（某條路）

    To go onto a particular road and start driving along it.

    「pick up a road」是「開上某條路、接上去走」。把「拿起」想成「接上一條路線」——你從一條路換到、接上另一條繼續開。pick up the highway = 接上高速公路。報路或導航時很常用。

    意思相近

    joinget ontotake

  8. 8v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/board a vehicle搭上（車）

    To get onto a train, bus, or other vehicle and travel on it.

    「pick up a train/bus」是「搭上某班車繼續前往」。和 sense 13「接上一條路」是同一個畫面，只是換成大眾運輸——你在某站「接上」一班車繼續走。pick up a connecting train = 轉乘上接駁列車。

  9. 9v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/gain speed加速 / 提速

    To start going faster and gain speed.

    「pick up speed」是「越來越快、加速」。up 在這裡是「往上增加」——速度一點一點堆上去。固定搭配是 pick up speed / pick up steam（後者也比喻「氣勢、進展變強」）。主詞常是車、火車，或一件正在發展的事。

    意思相近

    acceleratespeed upgain speed

  10. 10v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/pay the bill買單 / 付帳

    口語To pay for something, especially a bill, for other people.

    「pick up the bill / tab」是「（替大家）付錢、買單」。把「拿起帳單」延伸成「擔起這筆費用」——你把單子拿過來、由你來付。屬口語用法。tab 指酒吧或餐廳的記帳單，bill 是帳單，兩者都常和 pick up 搭配。

    意思相近

    payfoot the billcoversettle

  11. 11v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/wind strengthens（風）轉強

    If the wind picks up, it becomes stronger.

    「the wind picks up」是「風變大、轉強」。up 一樣是「往上增加」的方向——風力一點點加大。和「速度加快」(sense 15) 是同一個「增強」的概念，只是主詞是風。天氣、航海的描述常用。

    意思相反

    die downdropcalm

  12. 12v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/echo a colour（顏色）呼應 / 帶出

    If one thing picks up a colour found in another thing, it repeats that colour so they look good together.

    「pick up a colour」是「（一樣東西）映襯、呼應另一樣東西裡的某個顏色」。把「拿起」想成「把那個顏色也拿了一點過來」——窗簾帶出地毯裡的紅，兩者就很搭。常用在裝潢、穿搭、設計上。

  13. 13v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/be arrested（警方）逮捕 / 帶回

    If the police pick someone up, they take that person to the police station to ask questions or to hold them.

    「the police pick someone up」是「警方把某人帶回（警局）盤問或拘留」。和 sense 6「開車接人」是同一個「把人接上、帶走」的畫面，只是換成執法情境，語氣中性。常用被動式 was picked up by police。

    意思相近

    arrestdetaintake inapprehend

    意思相反

    releaselet go

  14. 14v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/get back on your feet爬起來

    To get back up onto your feet after you have fallen down.

    「pick yourself up」是跌倒以後「把自己撐起來、站回去」。這裡的 up 一樣是往上——你從地上把整個身體拉回直立。常用反身代名詞（pick yourself up / picked herself up），也常引申為「失敗後重新振作」。

    意思相近

    get upstand uprise

    意思相反

    fall downfall over

  15. 15v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/resume after a long gap重拾 / 接續（中斷的事）

    To try to start doing something again after it stopped or changed for a long time.

    「pick up the threads」字面是「把線頭一根根重新拿起」，比喻「在中斷很久後，重新接回原本在做的事」。和 11a)「從停下處繼續」相近，但這個更指「隔了一段時間、生活變了之後再接回去」，像戰後、長別後重拾生活。

    意思相近

    resumetake up againreturn to

  16. 16v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/tidy a place整理 / 收拾

    To make a room or place neat by putting things back where they belong.

    「pick up a room」是把房間「收拾整齊」。畫面還是「把散落的東西一件件拿起來放好」——很多次 pick up 合在一起，就是整理。美式英語很常用，媽媽叫小孩 pick up your room 就是「把你房間收一收」。

    常見搭配

    • pick up your room

      收拾房間

      to tidy your bedroom

      Mum told me to pick up my room three times today.

    意思相近

    tidy upclean upstraighten up

    意思相反

    mess up

  17. 17v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/win a prize贏得 / 拿下

    To get or win something, such as a prize or an award.

    「pick up a prize」是「拿下、贏得」獎項。把「贏到的東西用手拿起」的畫面延伸成「得到成果」。語氣比 win 輕鬆隨意，常用在獎項、分數、成績這類「順手收下」的情境。

    意思相近

    wingetearngain

  18. 18v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/buy something quickly順便買 / 買

    To buy something or get it from a shop, often quickly or on the way somewhere.

    「pick up some milk」是「（順手）買」。重點在「順道、輕鬆地買到」——經過商店時拿一樣東西就走，而非專程逛街採買。pick up a paper、pick up dinner 都是這種「路過順手買」的味道。

    常見搭配

    • pick up some groceries

      買些日用品／食物

      to buy food and household items, usually quickly

      I'll pick up some groceries on my way back.

    • pick up dinner

      買晚餐回家

      to buy a ready meal to take home

      Let's just pick up dinner on the way home tonight.

    意思相近

    buygetgrabpurchase

  19. 19v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/catch an illness染上 / 得（病）

    To catch an illness, often without knowing how.

    「pick up a cold」是「染上、得到」疾病。同樣是「不小心拿到」的延伸——你沒打算要，卻把病菌「撿回來了」。常用在感冒、病毒這種來路不明、悄悄找上你的小病。

    意思相近

    catchgetcontract

  20. 20v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/collect something waiting領取 / 去拿

    To go to a place and get something that is waiting for you there.

    「pick up」這裡是「去某個地方把東西拿回來、領取」。畫面從「拿起」延伸到「到定點取貨」——你的包裹、洗好的衣服、訂的票都在那邊等你去 pick up。和 4b)「順手買」不同：這個是「去取已經是你的東西」。

    常見搭配

    • pick up a parcel / package

      領取包裹

      to collect a delivered item from a place

      I have to pick up a parcel from the locker downstairs.

    • pick up the dry cleaning

      拿回送洗的衣服

      to collect clothes you left to be cleaned

      Don't forget to pick up the dry cleaning on your way home.

    意思相反

    drop offleave

  21. 21v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/give someone a lift（開車）接

    To stop your car and let someone get in so you can take them somewhere.

    「pick someone up」是「開車去接某人」。把「拿起」用在人身上、再加上「載走」——你把人「接上車」帶到目的地。和 sense 5「取物」是同一個取的動作，差別在對象是人。pick you up at 6 = 六點去接你。

    常見搭配

    • pick someone up from school / the airport

      去學校／機場接人

      to drive to a place and collect a person

      My mum picks me up from school every Friday.

    意思相近

    collectfetchget

    意思相反

    drop offdrop

  22. 22v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/learn casually（自然）學會

    To learn something little by little, just by watching or listening to other people, without really trying.

    「pick up」當「學會」時，重點在「不知不覺、邊看邊聽就學起來」，不是坐下來認真上課。把「順手撿起」用在知識上——語言、技巧、習慣都能這樣自然地 pick up。pick up Spanish 就是「自然而然學會西班牙語」。

    常見搭配

    • pick up a language

      自然學會一種語言

      to learn a language naturally by being around it

      She picked up Japanese just by watching anime.

    • pick up a few tips

      學到一些訣竅

      to learn some helpful pieces of advice

      I picked up a few tips from watching the cooking show.

  23. 23v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/notice a faint sign察覺 / 聞到

    To notice something that is hard to notice, like a faint smell, a sound, or a small sign.

    「pick up」當「察覺」時，是「捕捉到一點點不明顯的線索」——淡淡的味道、細微的聲音、一個小跡象。把「撿起」用在感官上：你的鼻子、耳朵把那一絲訊息「接收進來」。常用在嗅覺、痕跡、氣氛上。

    常見搭配

    • pick up on something

      察覺到（細微的暗示）

      to notice a small detail, hint, or feeling that others might miss

      He picked up on the tension between his parents.

    • pick up a scent / smell

      聞到／嗅到氣味

      to detect a smell, especially a faint one

      The cat picked up the scent of fish straight away.

    用法接近

    spotperceive

  24. 24v/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/detect a signal接收 / 收到（訊號）

    If a machine picks up a sound, signal, or movement, it is able to receive or detect it.

    「pick up」用在機器上，是「接收到聲音、訊號或動靜」。同樣是感官式的「捕捉」，只是主角換成收音機、感應器、衛星。pick up a signal = 收到訊號；pick up a station = 收到某個電台。

    常見搭配

    • pick up a signal

      接收到訊號

      to receive a radio, phone, or wireless signal

      We finally picked up a Wi-Fi signal near the window.

原始詞典資料26 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

pick upverb

  • 1

    To lift; to grasp and raise.

    • When you pick up the bag, make sure to support the bottom.
    • Evidently some, or all, of the boars immolated themselves, for the train crew are reported to have picked up three dead boars and continued to Sézanne, the next stop, where they gave them to the local hospital cooks.
  • 2

    To collect or purchase an object, especially in passing.

    • Can you pick up a pint of milk on your way home?
    • "I don't want to spoil any comparison you are going to make," said Jim, "but I was at Winchester and New College." ¶ "That will do," said Mackenzie. "I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal.[…]"
  • 3

    To acquire (something) accidentally; to catch or contract (a disease).

    • I picked up a cold on my trip last week.
    • Cars often pick up bits of road tar and asphalt, dried bugs, tree sap, or other debris that’s hard to remove with regular car wash soap.
  • 4

    To acquire (something) accidentally; to catch or contract (a disease).

    • He picked up a parole violation last month.
  • 5

    To clean up; to return to an organized state.

    • You made a mess, aren't you going to pick up after yourself?
    • The floor was strewn with bright snips of origami paper, a crumpled drawing, and one dirty sock, which Amy now shoved under the bed with her foot. ¶ "You're lucky," said Marla. "My mother makes me pick up my room every single day."
  • 6

    To collect a passenger.

    • I'll pick you up outside the library.
    • After picking up a few passengers (most likely heading into Exeter for shopping) and setting a few off (for a day at the beach), we get the 'right away' and continue along the sea wall with its iconic sandstone cliffs on the left.
  • 7

    To collect and detain (a suspect).

    • The cops have picked up the man they were looking for.
  • 8

    mediaTo obtain and publish a story, news item, etc.

    • The story does not seem to have been widely picked up.
    • News of this notice from the university was picked up by local media and had the effect of raising the ire of some citizens who saw this as an attack on ‘Chinese heritage’[.]
另外 17 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    To improve, increase, or speed up.

    • Prices seem to be picking up again.
    • I was in bed sick this morning, but I'm picking up now.
  • 10

    To restart or resume.

    • Let's pick up where we left off yesterday.
    • The plot picks up where the last film left off. The High Table, the organisation that controls crime around the world, has a multi-million-dollar contract out on Wick, who killed a High Table member.
  • 11

    To reach and continue along (a road).

    • Walter decided the best route home was to pick up the A5.
    • Miller brought his car from the underground garage and threaded a way through London's traffic to pick up the A5.
  • 12

    To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.

    • It looks complicated, but you'll soon pick it up.
  • 13

    To receive (a radio signal or the like).

    • With the new antenna, I can pick up stations all the way from Omaha.
  • 14

    To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on.

    • Did you pick up his nervousness?
  • 15

    To point out the behaviour, habits, or actions of (a person) in a critical manner; used with on.

    • She's always picking me up on my grammar.
  • 16

    To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.

    • He was in the fabric store not to buy fabric but to pick up women.
    • I'll tell you what. You lay off my clients, I'll give you a few pointers picking up women, okay?
  • 17

    To answer a telephone.

    • I'm calling him, but he just isn't picking up!
  • 18

    To receive calls; to function correctly.

    • I've tried his home number a couple times, but it isn't picking up.
  • 19

    To pay for.

    • The company will pick up lunch with customers for sales calls.
  • 20

    To reduce the despondency of.

    • […]they pick me up when I'm feeling blue
  • 21

    To take control (physically) of something.

    • Bolton were then just inches from taking the lead, but the dangerous-looking Taylor drilled just wide after picking up a loose ball following Jose Bosingwa's poor attempted clearance.
  • 22

    ball-gamesgameshobbiesTo mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.

    • And soon after, no-one picked up Shotton who was free to power a 12-yard header over from another Pennant corner, before Pennant sent a free kick straight at Cardiff keeper Tom Heaton.
  • 23

    To record; to notch up.

    • And the home side survived without any late scares to pick up the first win of their Group F campaign.
  • 24

    hobbieslifestylesportsTo behave in a manner that results in a foul.

  • 25

    governmentmilitarypoliticsTo promote somebody who was previously passed over.

    • […] there are now 98 officers of that rank who have been passed over one or more times, most of whom have little prospect of being picked up by future selection boards but will await only the completion of 21 years' service before going on the retired list.
    • The list is about the same as when each class was commissioned, except for a small percentage who were passed over once or twice and then picked up.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

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