在丰富多彩的寒假生活中，你对上学期的英语知识复习得怎么样了？的确，我们上学期的英语知识学了不少，比如在第11单元的Word study中，有这样一句“I'll pick you up after work.”其中，pick up就是很重要的短语。下面我们就来看一下吧！

　　1. 捡起、拿起(某物)；扶起(某人)

　　Mr Black picked up his hat and went out. 布莱克先生拿起帽子走了出去。

　　Grandma Li fell down onto the ground and I ran to pick her up at once. 李奶奶跌倒在地，我赶紧跑过去扶她。

　　2. (在无线电中)收听、接收

　　It is necessary to use a short-wave radio to pick up the programmes. 必须有一台短波收音机才能收听到这些节目。

　　3. (用车)来接(可以是到某处去接某人或载货，也可以是中途顺便把人或物带走)

　　Mr Brown stopped his car in front of the shop to pick up the empty boxes. 布朗先生在店门前停下车，顺便把空箱子带走。

　　I'll pick you up at your home tomorrow. 明天我会开车到你家接你。

　　4. 跌倒后(自己)站起来

　　The little girl slipped and fell, but she quickly picked herself up. 这个小女孩滑倒了，但很快就站了起来。

　　5. 收拾；整理

　　You'd better pick up the tools after finishing the work. 完成工作后你最好把这些工具收拾起来。

　　6. (指不是通过正规教育和指导)学会、掌握、(尤指偶然地)得到消息

　　I don't know where my children have picked up those rude words. 我不知道我的孩子在哪儿学来的那些粗话。

　　He picked up some rumor that the singer had died. 他偶然听到了一个谣传，说是这个歌手已经去世了。

　　7. 无意地(用较少的钱)买到；顺便去买

　　You can often pick up lots of used stamps very cheaply. 你经常可以很便宜地买到大量用过的邮票。

　　Don't forget to pick up the ice cream on your way home. 别忘了在回家的路上顺便买冰淇淋。

　　8. 恢复精神 / 健康；(生意)好转、恢复

　　This old man is beginning to pick up now. 现在这位老人开始恢复健康。

　　Business has been very poor but they expect it to pick up again before Chrismas. 生意一直很不景气，但他们可望在圣诞节前再次好转。

　　9. 加快(速度)

　　The wild horses picked up speed, so the hunters couldn't catch up with them. 野马加快了速度，因此猎人们追不上它们了。

　　10. (未经正式介绍)随便地结识(常指异性)

　　I think Jack picked Mary up at a dance. 我想杰克一定是在一次舞会上认识玛丽的。

　　11. 挣得(某物，尤指一笔钱)

　　My brother picked up 120 dollars for three days' work. 我弟弟工作了3天， 挣了120美元。

　　12. 捉住；逮捕

　　The police picked the thief up as he was leaving the shop. 窃贼正要离开商店时，警察捉住了他。

　　(文/刘奉月； 英语辅导报高一版 04~05学年度第25期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)