pickup
pickup — 動詞
- pickuppresent simple I / you / we / they
- pickups3rd person singular
- pickuping-ing form
- pickupedpast simple
1. to raise something by taking it in your hand from a surface or low place
拿起；抱起
從表面或低處拿起
to raise something by taking it in your hand from a surface or low place
Nina bent down to pick up the wet towel.
Nina 彎下腰拿起那條濕毛巾。
pick up + object from surface
Please pick up your cup before the cat knocks it over.
在貓把杯子撞倒前，請先拿起你的杯子。
At the beach, Leo picked up a smooth white stone.
在海邊，Leo 拿起一顆光滑的白色石頭。
The nurse picked up the baby from the cold floor.
護理師把嬰兒從冰冷的地板上抱起來。
- put down
means place something onto a surface
文法句型
pick up + object
pick up + object + from the floor
pick up + object + off the table
用法筆記
Usually takes one object that is on the floor, a table, or another surface. Distinguish from sense 2 GATHER TOGETHER, which is about several loose things.
常見錯誤
2. to collect loose things from different places and bring them together
撿起；收攏
把散落各處的東西撿到一起
to collect loose things from different places and bring them together
After class, Maya picked up the papers under every desk.
下課後，Maya 把每張桌子下的紙都撿了起來。
pick up scattered items
The street sweeper picked up wet leaves after the storm.
暴風雨過後，清掃車把濕葉子都收攏起來了。
Before the guests arrived, Omar picked up the toys.
客人到之前，Omar 把玩具都撿起來了。
We picked up broken shells from the sand after lunch.
午餐後，我們把沙地上的碎貝殼一一撿起來。
- collect
a broad everyday word for bringing things together
- gather
often suggests taking things from several places
- clear away
stresses removing the items from an area
文法句型
pick up + papers
pick up + leaves
pick up + rubbish
用法筆記
Object is usually plural or a mass noun such as leaves, papers, rubbish, or toys. Distinguish from sense 3 MAKE TIDY, which focuses on making a place neat again.
3. to make a place look neat again by putting things back where they belong
收拾
把地方整理整齊
to make a place look neat again by putting things back where they belong
Carla picked up the living room before her parents came home.
Carla 在父母回家前把客廳收拾好了。
pick up + room for tidying
Tom picked up his apartment on Saturday before the move.
Tom 在搬家前的星期六把公寓收拾了一遍。
Ben picked up the guest room before Aunt May arrived.
Aunt May 到之前，Ben 把客房收拾好了。
Lina picked up her desk before searching for her passport.
Lina 先收拾書桌，才開始找護照。
- tidy
the closest everyday verb
- straighten up
informal and common for rooms or desks
- clean up
can include more washing or removing dirt
- mess up
means make a place untidy
文法句型
pick up + the room
pick up + the apartment
pick up + desk
用法筆記
Common with room words and personal spaces such as room, apartment, desk, or kitchen. Unlike sense 2 GATHER TOGETHER, the aim is a neat place, not just collected items.
常見錯誤
4. to bring people or goods onto a vehicle so they can be carried somewhere
接載；載運
把人或貨物接上車船
to bring people or goods onto a vehicle so they can be carried somewhere
The shuttle picked up tired hikers at the park gate.
接駁車在公園門口接載了疲憊的登山客。
pick up + passengers
A small boat picked up the boxes from the island.
一艘小船從島上載運了那些箱子。
pick up + goods
The truck picked up fresh milk from local farms.
那輛卡車從附近農場載運新鮮牛奶。
Please pick up Grandma outside the clinic at noon.
請中午到診所外面接 Grandma。
- drop off
means take someone or something to the destination and leave them there
文法句型
pick up + passenger
pick up + goods
pick up + someone + at the station
用法筆記
Object is usually passengers, a named person, luggage, or goods. The collection point often comes after at, outside, or from.
常見錯誤
5. to come into possession of something by finding it, buying it, or making money f
得到；買到
偶然得到、買到或賺得
to come into possession of something by finding it, buying it, or making money from it
Jules picked up a cheap lamp at the night market.
Jules 在夜市買到一盞便宜的燈。
pick up + item by buying
Mina picked up a bargain at the school book sale.
Mina 在學校書展買到一個便宜貨。
pick up a bargain
Lena picked up extra cash by selling cakes after school.
Lena 放學後賣蛋糕，賺到一些額外的錢。
Ravi picked up a summer job at his uncle's shop.
Ravi 在叔叔的店裡得到一份暑期工作。
- lose
means stop having something you had
文法句型
pick up + a bargain
pick up + extra cash
pick up + a job
用法筆記
Common with bargains, jobs, extra cash, tips, and chances. Distinguish from sense 6 LEARN INFORMALLY, which takes skills or language as the object.
6. to learn a language, skill, or habit gradually by hearing, seeing, or doing it a
自然學到
在接觸中不知不覺學到
to learn a language, skill, or habit gradually by hearing, seeing, or doing it around you, not through formal lessons
After one summer in Seoul, Mia picked up basic Korean.
在 Seoul 待了一個夏天後，Mia 就自然學會了一些基本韓語。
pick up a language
New cooks pick up kitchen habits by watching the chef.
新手廚師看著主廚做事，就自然學到了廚房裡的習慣。
pick up + habit by watching
Sam picked up a few dance steps from his older sister.
Sam 從姊姊那裡自然學到了幾個舞步。
Children often pick up new words from online games.
孩子常會從線上遊戲裡自然學到新單字。
- learn
the general everyday verb
- absorb
suggests learning gradually without formal study
- pick up on
different phrase that means notice or understand a hint
- forget
means stop remembering what you learned
文法句型
pick up + a language
pick up + a skill + from someone
pick up + a habit + by watching
用法筆記
Object is usually a language, skill, habit, or useful expression. It suggests learning naturally through exposure, not classroom study.
常見錯誤
7. If a shop, hotel, or similar business picks up a card, check, or other payment,
收卡；收支票
商家接受某種付款方式
If a shop, hotel, or similar business picks up a card, check, or other payment, it agrees to accept it from customers.
The clinic picks up major credit cards, but not personal checks.
那家診所收主要信用卡，但不收個人支票。
pick up credit cards = accept them
This parking garage does not pick up debit cards after midnight.
這座停車場半夜後不收金融卡。
The farm stand now picks up mobile payments on busy weekends.
那個農產品攤現在忙碌的週末也收行動支付了。
This corner store will not pick up fifty-dollar bills after dark.
這家街角小店天黑後不收五十美元鈔票。
- refuse
used when a business will not accept a payment method
文法句型
pick up credit cards
pick up debit cards
pick up checks
pick up mobile payments
用法筆記
Subject is usually a business, and the object is a payment method or payment document. Distinguish from pay or cover, which describe spending money for someone else and are not included in this sense.
常見錯誤
8. to become ill with a disease, especially a common one such as a cold or flu
染上
感染或得了某種病
to become ill with a disease, especially a common one such as a cold or flu
After the school trip, Noah picked up a bad cold.
校外旅行後，Noah 染上了重感冒。
pick up + illness
Several nurses picked up the flu during the winter rush.
幾位護理師在冬天最忙的時候染上了流感。
On holiday, Emma picked up a stomach bug from street food.
度假時，Emma 吃了路邊食物後染上了腸胃炎。
If you share towels, you can pick up skin infections.
如果共用毛巾，你可能會染上皮膚感染。
- catch
the most common everyday verb for getting an illness
- contract
more formal and common in medical or news writing
- come down with
focuses on starting to feel the illness
- recover from
used when the illness goes away
文法句型
pick up a cold
pick up the flu
pick up a bug
pick up an infection
用法筆記
Usually takes the name of an illness as its object, especially everyday illnesses such as a cold, flu, or bug. Distinguish from verb sense 5, where you get an object, chance, or benefit rather than a disease.
常見錯誤
9. to go up to someone you do not know and start a flirty conversation, hoping for
搭訕
主動找陌生人攀談示好
to go up to someone you do not know and start a flirty conversation, hoping for a date or sex
At the bar, Leo tried to pick up two tourists.
在酒吧裡，Leo 試著搭訕兩位觀光客。
try to pick up + stranger
Nina hates it when older men pick her up on trains.
Nina 很討厭年紀較大的男人在火車上搭訕她。
pick someone up in a public place
The film shows college boys picking up strangers outside clubs.
那部電影拍的是一群大學生在夜店外搭訕陌生人。
Rosa went to dance, not to pick up anyone.
Rosa 是去跳舞的，不是去搭訕任何人的。
- ignore
used when you make no move to start contact
文法句型
pick up someone at a bar
try to pick up a stranger
pick up girls / guys
用法筆記
Informal and often slightly disapproving. The object is the person being approached, usually a stranger in a social place such as a bar, club, or train.
常見錯誤
10. to stop someone and take them away under police control
逮捕
警方把人帶走拘留
to stop someone and take them away under police control
Police picked up the suspect outside a bank in Queens.
警方在 Queens 一家銀行外逮捕了那名嫌犯。
pick up a suspect
Officers picked Maya up after the judge signed the warrant.
法官簽發拘票後，警員就把 Maya 帶走了。
pick someone up on a warrant
By dawn, two gang leaders had been picked up in raids.
到了天亮前，兩名幫派頭目已在突襲行動中被逮捕。
Border police picked up three smugglers near the river road.
邊境警察在河邊道路附近逮捕了三名走私犯。
- release
used when police let someone go
文法句型
pick up a suspect
pick someone up on a warrant
be picked up in a raid
用法筆記
Common in police or news language. It often appears in the passive when the speaker wants to focus on the person arrested rather than on the officers.
常見錯誤
11. to notice or receive a sound, sign, or signal with your ears, eyes, or a device
察覺；收到
看到、聽到或收到訊號
to notice or receive a sound, sign, or signal with your ears, eyes, or a device
The microphone picked up every cough from the front row.
那支麥克風把前排每一聲咳嗽都收到了。
device + pick up + sound
From the hill, we picked up smoke above the pine trees.
我們從山坡上察覺到松樹上方有煙冒出來。
person + pick up + visual sign
Her old radio still picks up stations from across the lake.
她那台舊收音機還收得到湖對岸的電台。
The camera picked up a shadow moving near the garden gate.
攝影機拍到了花園門邊移動的一道影子。
- miss
used when you fail to see or hear something
文法句型
pick up a sound
pick up movement
pick up stations
pick up a signal
用法筆記
Often used with devices such as radios, cameras, and microphones, but people can also use it for seeing or hearing something faint. Distinguish from verb sense 12, which is about understanding words, not merely noticing a sight or sound.
常見錯誤
12. to hear spoken words clearly enough to know what they mean
聽懂
聽到後明白話的意思
to hear spoken words clearly enough to know what they mean
I didn't pick up the address because the bus was loud.
因為公車太吵了，我沒聽懂那個地址。
pick up the address = understand spoken detail
During the call, Sam picked up only half the doctor's advice.
通話時，Sam 只聽懂醫生一半的叮嚀。
From the back seat, the twins could not pick up every word.
坐在後座時，那對雙胞胎沒辦法聽懂每一個字。
Lena picked up your joke at once and laughed first.
Lena 馬上聽懂你的笑點，還第一個笑出來。
- understand
the most direct general verb for knowing the meaning
- catch
informal and very common for hearing words clearly
- follow
often used for longer explanations, talks, or arguments
- misunderstand
used when you get the meaning wrong
文法句型
pick up a word
pick up a name
pick up the address
pick up the joke
用法筆記
Object is usually words, names, instructions, or meaning from speech. Distinguish from verb sense 11, where you simply hear or see something without necessarily understanding it.
常見錯誤
13. to become faster, stronger, or busier again, or to make speed increase
回升；轉強
速度、力道或活動再次增加
to become faster, stronger, or busier again, or to make speed increase
After lunch, sales picked up at the flower market.
午餐後，花市的生意回升了。
business/activity picks up
By spring, Nora's energy picked up after months in bed.
到了春天，Nora 臥床幾個月後體力回升了。
The wind picked up as the fishing boats neared shore.
漁船快靠岸時，風勢轉強了。
Once the drums began, the parade quickly picked up speed.
鼓聲一響起，遊行隊伍很快就加快了速度。
Business usually picks up when tourists arrive in July.
遊客七月一到，生意通常就會回升。
文法句型
business/weather/activity picks up
pick up speed
pace picks up
用法筆記
Often intransitive with subjects such as business, trade, wind, or pace. With 'speed', it commonly appears in the pattern 'pick up speed'. Distinguish from sense 14: this sense is about becoming stronger or faster, not simply starting again after a stop.
常見錯誤
14. to begin doing something again after stopping for a time, or to continue from th
恢復；接續
中斷後重新開始或繼續
to begin doing something again after stopping for a time, or to continue from the point where it stopped.
After the fire drill, Ms Chen picked up the lesson.
消防演習後，陳老師恢復上課。
pick up + lesson/work/story
Let's pick up this story after the children fall asleep.
等孩子們睡著後，我們再接續講這個故事。
The phone interview picked up again after the bad connection.
連線不良結束後，那場電話面試又恢復進行了。
The band picked up where the singer had stopped.
那個樂團從主唱停下的地方接著演下去。
After winter break, classes picked up on Tuesday morning.
寒假結束後，課程在週二早上恢復了。
文法句型
pick up + work/lesson/story
pick up again
pick up where + clause + left off
用法筆記
Often followed by a noun such as work, a lesson, a story, or talks, or by the pattern 'pick up where ... left off'. Distinguish from sense 13: here the main idea is resuming after a pause, even if the speed or energy does not increase.
常見錯誤
pickup — 名詞
- pickupsingular
- pickupsplural
1. the act of going to collect a person or thing, or the spot where this happens.
接送；取件
接人取物的行動或地點
the act of going to collect a person or thing, or the spot where this happens.
The airport pickup took longer because two flights landed together.
因為兩班飛機同時降落，機場接送花了更久時間。
airport pickup = collecting a passenger
Parents lined up outside the gate for school pickup at three.
三點時，家長在校門外排隊等放學接送。
Please wait at the pickup near the west entrance.
請在西側入口附近的取件處等候。
The store moved furniture pickup to the back of the building.
店家把家具取件處移到大樓後方。
Rain delayed trash pickup across the town on Monday morning.
週一早上因為下雨，全鎮的垃圾清運都延後了。
- collection
a neutral word for gathering or taking something away
- retrieval
more formal and often used for getting something back
- collection point
used when the place, not the action, is the focus
文法句型
airport pickup
school pickup
trash pickup
pickup point
用法筆記
Often appears in compounds that show what or whom you collect, such as 'airport pickup', 'school pickup', and 'trash pickup'. The place meaning is especially common in labels like 'pickup point' or 'pickup area'.
常見錯誤
2. a light truck where the driver sits in front and the back section stays open for
皮卡車
後方有開放貨斗的小卡車
a light truck where the driver sits in front and the back section stays open for carrying things
Maria borrowed her uncle's pickup to move three desks.
Maria 借了她叔叔的皮卡車來搬三張書桌。
collocation: borrow a pickup
Fresh oranges filled the pickup behind the farm shop.
農場商店後面的皮卡車裝滿了新鮮柳橙。
typical use: carrying farm goods
The builder parked a dusty pickup outside our apartment building.
那位工人在我們公寓大樓外停了一輛滿是灰塵的皮卡車。
After the storm, neighbors loaded branches into Sam's pickup.
暴風雨過後，鄰居們把樹枝搬上 Sam 的皮卡車。
A red pickup waited by the gate with bags of feed.
一輛紅色皮卡車停在大門旁，車上放著幾袋飼料。
- pickup truck
the full form; clearer when listeners may not know the shortened noun
- truck
a broader word that can refer to many larger road vehicles, not only this type
用法筆記
Distinguish from noun/1 COLLECTION: this sense names the vehicle itself, not the act or place of collecting something. Often used alone in American English after verbs like `drive`, `park`, `borrow`, and `load`.
3. someone who is being collected or given a ride by another person.
要接的人
等著被接走的人
someone who is being collected or given a ride by another person.
The van's first pickup was a nurse from Pine Street.
那輛廂型車第一個要接的人，是住在 Pine Street 的護士。
pickup = person being collected
Our last pickup missed the bus and called again.
我們最後一個要接的人沒趕上公車，又打了電話來。
At midnight, the driver's pickup was a wet hitchhiker near Exit 12.
半夜時，司機要接的人是在 12 號出口附近全身濕透的搭便車者。
Judy texted her pickup before leaving the train station.
Judy 離開火車站前，先傳訊息給她要接的人。
The hotel shuttle waited because one pickup was still inside.
旅館接駁車還在等，因為有一位要接的客人還在裡面。
- passenger
broader and does not itself imply being collected
- fare
mainly used for a taxi or ride-service customer
- hitchhiker
only fits when the person is asking strangers for a ride
文法句型
first pickup
last pickup
text your pickup
用法筆記
Usually understood from a transport situation and not used as a general word for any passenger. In everyday conversation, speakers often choose a fuller phrase such as 'the person I'm picking up' instead.
常見錯誤
4. a small unit in a guitar or record player that changes vibration or sound into a
拾音器
把震動轉成電訊號的裝置
a small unit in a guitar or record player that changes vibration or sound into an electrical signal.
The guitar's neck pickup gave the song a warm sound.
吉他的琴頸拾音器，讓這首歌聽起來很溫暖。
neck pickup on a guitar
Dust on the record player's pickup made the music sound rough.
唱盤拾音器上的灰塵，讓音樂聽起來很粗糙。
record player pickup
Ben replaced the broken pickup before the school concert.
Ben 在學校音樂會前換掉了壞掉的拾音器。
A weak pickup can make quiet notes hard to hear.
太弱的拾音器會讓輕聲的音符變得難聽清楚。
The shop tested each pickup with the same blue guitar.
店裡用同一把藍色吉他測試每個拾音器。
- transducer
a technical term for a device that changes one kind of energy into another
- cartridge
on a record player, this often names the unit that contains the pickup
文法句型
guitar pickup
neck pickup
replace a pickup
用法筆記
Most common with guitars and record players. Distinguish from a speaker: the pickup receives vibration or sound and sends a signal onward.
常見錯誤
5. a period when business, sales, or another activity starts to rise again.
回升
活動或生意開始變好
a period when business, sales, or another activity starts to rise again.
After lunch, there was a pickup in online orders.
午餐後，線上訂單量開始回升了。
pickup in + activity noun
The town saw a pickup in trade after the bridge reopened.
橋重新開通後，小鎮的買賣開始回升。
Warm weather brought a pickup in bike sales last week.
天氣轉暖，讓上週腳踏車銷量回升。
By spring, the cafe noticed a pickup in evening business.
到了春天，咖啡館注意到晚間生意有回升。
Mina's mood showed a pickup once the pain began to ease.
疼痛開始減輕後，Mina 的心情也有了回升。
文法句型
a pickup in sales
a pickup in trade
see a pickup
用法筆記
Most often followed by 'in' plus the thing that is improving: a pickup in sales, business, trade, or demand. Distinguish from sense 5 and sense 6, which are both about speed.
常見錯誤
6. a vehicle's ability to speed up quickly when the driver presses the gas pedal
加速力
車子迅速加速的能力
a vehicle's ability to speed up quickly when the driver presses the gas pedal
This small car has good pickup on steep mountain roads.
這輛小車在陡峭山路上的加速力很好。
have good pickup = accelerate quickly
The old van lacks pickup when all seven seats are full.
七個座位都坐滿時，這台老廂型車的加速力就不足。
Drivers liked the new engine because its pickup felt smoother.
駕駛喜歡這具新引擎，因為它的加速力更順。
With the trailer attached, the truck lost pickup at traffic lights.
掛上拖車後，那輛卡車在紅綠燈起步時失去了加速力。
Even on hills, the scooter's pickup surprised Daniel.
即使在上坡路段，這台速克達的加速力還是讓 Daniel 很驚訝。
- acceleration
the general technical word for gaining speed
- responsiveness
focuses on how quickly the vehicle reacts
- sluggishness
a lack of quick response or speed
文法句型
have good pickup
lack pickup
lose pickup
用法筆記
Usually appears after verbs such as 'have', 'lack', 'lose', or 'need'. Distinguish from sense 5 (RUNNING BURST), which is a short action during one race.
常見錯誤
7. a short burst of extra speed made by a runner during a race.
衝刺
跑步時短暫加快速度
a short burst of extra speed made by a runner during a race.
On the final bend, Ken made a pickup and passed two runners.
到了最後一個彎道，Ken 一波衝刺超過了兩名跑者。
make a pickup in a race
Lena's pickup in the last hundred meters won the race.
Lena 在最後一百公尺的衝刺讓她贏得比賽。
pickup in the last hundred meters
The coach praised Marco's pickup after the second lap.
教練稱讚 Marco 過了第二圈後的衝刺。
A sudden pickup carried Eva past the tired leader.
突然的一波衝刺，讓 Eva 超過了疲累的領先者。
During the home stretch, Sora found another pickup and pulled ahead.
進入最後直線時，Sora 又衝刺一次並拉開差距。
文法句型
make a pickup
pickup in the final lap
a sudden pickup
用法筆記
Mainly used in race reports or coaching talk. Distinguish from sense 6 (CAR ACCELERATION), which describes a vehicle's built-in performance rather than a runner's action.
常見錯誤
pickup — 形容詞
- pickuppositive
- more pickupcomparative
- most pickupsuperlative
1. arranged quickly by whoever is available, rather than by an official team or org
臨時湊成
由現場有空的人臨時組成
arranged quickly by whoever is available, rather than by an official team or organization.
Mina and Jay played a pickup game behind the school after dinner.
Mina 和 Jay 晚飯後在學校後面打了一場臨時湊成的球賽。
pickup game
Only local players joined the pickup team for Saturday's match.
只有當地球員加入了週六比賽那支臨時湊成的隊伍。
pickup team
After practice ended, a pickup basketball game started on Court B.
練習結束後，B 號球場開始了一場臨時湊成的籃球賽。
The camp kitchen put together a pickup crew after two cooks went home sick.
兩名廚師生病回家後，營地廚房臨時湊了一組人手。
By sunset, the park was full of kids in pickup soccer games.
到了傍晚，公園裡滿是孩子們在打臨時湊成的足球賽。
文法句型
pickup game
pickup team
pickup basketball
pickup crew
用法筆記
Usually placed before nouns such as game, basketball, team, or crew. It suggests that the people involved joined because they were there and ready, not because a school, club, or league planned the event.