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pick pick ★★★★☆/pɪ̱k/1[VERB	动词]挑选；选择 If you pick a particular person or thing, you choose that one.   [V n]Mr Nowell had picked ten people to interview for six sales jobs in London...诺埃尔先生为伦敦的6个销售职位选出了10人进行面试。I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate.我特意选了一个热带气候的城市。2[N-SING	单数名词]精华；精品；精英 You can refer to the best things or people in a particular group as the pick of that group.   [the N]The boys here are the pick of the under-15 cricketers in the country...这儿的男孩是全国15岁以下板球手中的佼佼者。We had the pick of suits from the shop.我们买了店里最好的套装。3[VERB	动词]采；摘 When you pick flowers, fruit, or leaves, you break them off the plant or tree and collect them.   [V n]She used to pick flowers in the Cromwell Road...她过去常到克伦威尔路采花。He helps his mother pick fruit.他帮母亲摘果子。4[VERB	动词]拿取；挪移 If you pick something from a place, you remove it from there with your fingers or your hand.   [V n prep]He picked the napkin from his lap and placed it alongside his plate...他拿起腿上的餐巾，放在盘子旁边。He picked the telephone off the wall bracket.他从墙上的固定托架上摘下电话。5[VERB	动词]抠（鼻）；剔（牙） If you pick your nose or teeth, you remove substances from inside your nose or between your teeth.   [V n]Edgar, don't pick your nose, dear...埃德加，不要抠鼻子，宝贝儿。He had just had a meal and was picking his teeth after it.他刚吃完饭，正在剔牙。6[VERB	动词]寻找…的口实；寻（衅）；找（碴儿） If you pick a fight or quarrel with someone, you deliberately cause one.   [V n with n]  [Also V n]He picked a fight with a waiter and landed in jail...他找碴儿跟服务生打了一架，最后进了监狱。He was clearly in a mood to pick a quarrel with anybody.他现在的心情明显是逮谁就想跟谁吵。7[VERB	动词]撬开（锁）；扒窃…中的东西 If someone such as a thief picks a lock, they open it without a key, for example by using a piece of wire.   [V n]He picked each lock deftly, and rifled the papers within each drawer.他熟练地撬开每一把锁，把每个抽屉里的文件都偷走了。8[N-COUNT	可数名词]同 pickaxe A pick is the same as a pickaxe . 9See also:hand-pick；ice pick；  10[PHRASE	短语]挑挑拣拣；挑三拣四；挑剔 If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.   [Vs inflect]As a vocational teacher I could pretty much pick and choose my work...作为一名职业教师，我几乎可以随意挑拣自己的工作。We, the patients, cannot pick and choose our doctors.我们患者不能对医生挑挑拣拣。11[PHRASE	短语]可从…中任意挑选 If you have your pick of a group of things, you are able to choose any of them that you want.   [V inflects]Here is an actress who could have her pick of any part...这是一个角色任她挑选的女演员。Klein could have had his pick of the world's top models.克莱恩本可以从世界顶尖模特中想选谁就选谁。12[PHRASE	短语]任意挑选 If you are told to take your pick, you can choose any one that you like from a group of things.   [V inflects]Accountants can take their pick of company cars...会计师可以任选配备的公车。Take your pick from ten luxury hotels...10家豪华宾馆任你选择。See our selection of autumn favourites and take your pick.看看我们的秋季精选，然后挑出你想要的。13[PHRASE	短语]择路而行；小心行路 If you pick your way across an area, you walk across it very carefully in order to avoid obstacles or dangerous things.   [V inflects]The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution...女孩们害怕蛇，于是谨小慎微地择路而行。I moved away from the shack and picked my way among the rubble.我离开木屋，小心地走在瓦砾间。14 to pick someone's brains→see: brain； to pick holes in something→see: hole； to pick someone's pocket→see: pocket； 15[PHRASE	短语]收拾残局；努力恢复正常 When you pick up the pieces after a disaster, you do what you can to get the situation back to normal again.   [V inflects]Do we try and prevent problems or do we try and pick up the pieces afterwards?...我们是想要防患未然呢，还是想要事后收拾残局？She died, and somehow I never picked up the pieces and started again.她死后我竟一蹶不振，无法重新来过。16[PHRASE	短语]加速 When a vehicle picks up speed, it begins to move more quickly.   [V inflects]Brian pulled away slowly, but picked up speed.布赖恩慢慢开动汽车，但很快就加速了。相关词组：pick at pick off pick on pick out pick over pick up  pick1 verbpick2 nounpickpick1 /pɪk/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitive]  Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1choose something to choose a person or thing, for example because they are the best or most suitable:  Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15. I don’t know which colour to pick. Who’s going to pick the team for the match on Saturday?pick somebody/something for something I wasn’t picked for the hockey team.pick somebody/something as something The hotel was picked as the best small hotel in the area.pick somebody to do something He was picked to run in the 100 metres. Russell spoke slowly, picking his words (=choosing what to say) very carefully. →picked► see thesaurus at choose2flowers/fruit etc to remove a flower, fruit, nut etc from a plant or tree:  We picked some blackberries to eat on the way. Amy picked a small bunch of wild flowers. a dish of freshly picked peas3remove something [always + adverb/preposition] to remove something carefully from a place, especially something smallpick something from something Ahmed picked the melon pips from his teeth.pick something off (something) She was nervously picking bits of fluff off her sweater.pick something out of something The goalkeeper spent a lot of his time picking the ball out of the back of the net.4pick your way through/across/among etc something to walk in a slow careful way, choosing exactly where to put your feet down:  She picked her way between the puddles. He picked his way down the narrow staircase.5pick your nose to remove mucus from your nose with your finger:  Don’t pick your nose!6pick your teeth to remove bits of food from between your teeth with your finger or a small pointed object7pick somebody’s brains to ask someone who knows a lot about something for information and advice about it:  Have you got a minute? I need to pick your brains.8pick a quarrel/fight (with somebody) to deliberately start a quarrel or fight with someone:  I could see he was trying to pick a fight with me.9pick and choose to choose only the best people or things, or only the ones that you really like:  Come on, you haven’t got time to pick and choose.10pick a lock to use something that is not a key to unlock a door, drawer etc:  It’s quite easy to pick the lock on a car door.11pick a hole in something to make a hole in something by pulling it with your fingers:  He had picked a hole in his jumper.12 pick holes in something informal to criticize an idea or a plan by saying what its weak points are:  It’s easy to pick holes in her argument.13pick something clean to remove all the meat from a bone when you are eating14pick somebody’s pocket to quietly steal something from someone’s pocket → pickpocket15pick a winner informal to choose someone or something very good16pick something to pieces informal to criticize something very severely and in a very detailed way:  I’m fed up with having my work picked to pieces.17musical instrument American English to play a musical instrument by pulling at its strings with your fingers  SYN  pluck → have a bone to pick with somebodyat bone1(10)pick at something phrasal verb1to eat only small amounts of food because you do not feel hungry or do not like the food:  Paige could only pick at her meal, forcing down a mouthful or two.2to touch something many times with your fingers, pulling it slightly:  She was picking at her skirt.pick somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb to point a weapon carefully at one person or animal in a group, and then shoot them:  There were gunmen in some of the buildings who picked off our men as they went past.pick on somebody/something phrasal verb spoken1to behave in an unfair way to someone, for example by blaming them or criticizing them unfairly:  Why don’t you pick on someone else for a change?2 British English to choose a particular person or thing:  Just pick on one job and try to get that finished.pick somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb1choose to choose someone or something from a group:  She picked out a navy blue dress. His story was picked out as the best by the judges.2recognize to recognize someone or something in a group of people or things:  She was able to pick out her father at the other side of the room. I picked out Valerie’s voice from among the general conversation.3see if you can pick something out, you can see it but not very clearly:  I could just pick out some letters carved into the stone.4shown clearly if something is picked out, it is in a different colour or material from the background, so that it can be clearly seen:  His name was picked out in gold lettering.GRAMMAR Pick out is usually passive in this meaning.5play a tune to play a tune on a musical instrument slowly or with difficulty:  He sat at the piano and picked out a simple tune.pick over something phrasal verb to examine a group of things very carefully in order to choose the ones you want:  She was sitting at the kitchen table picking over a pile of mushrooms.pick through something phrasal verb to search through a pile of things to find things that you want:  Police are still picking through the rubble looking for clues to the cause of the explosion.pick up phrasal verb1lift something/somebody up pick something/somebody ↔ up to lift something or someone up:  He picked up the letter and read it. The phone rang and I picked it up. Mummy, can you pick me up?2pick yourself up to get up from the ground after you have fallen:  Carol picked herself up and brushed the dirt off her coat.3tidy something pick something ↔ up American English to make a room or building tidy:  Pick up your room before you go to bed.4get something pick something ↔ up informal a)to get or win something:  He’s already picked up three major prizes this year. b)to buy something or get it from a shop etc:  I picked up an evening paper on the way home. For more details, pick up a leaflet in your local post office. c)to get an illness:  I picked up a virus while I was in America.5collect pick something ↔ up to collect something from a place:  I’ll pick my things up later. She just dropped by to pick up her mail.6let somebody into a vehicle pick somebody ↔ up to let someone get into your car, boat etc and take them somewhere:  I’ll pick you up at the station. The survivors were picked up by fishing boats from nearby villages.7learn pick something ↔ up to learn something by watching or listening to other people:  I picked up a few words of Greek when I was there last year. Mary watched the other dancers to see if she could pick up any tips.8notice pick something ↔ up to notice something that is not easy to notice, such as a slight smell or a sign of something:  I picked up a faint smell of coffee. The dogs picked up the scent and raced off. We picked up their tracks again on the other side of the river.9radio/signals pick something ↔ up if a machine picks up a sound, movement, or signal, it is able to notice it or receive it:  The sensors pick up faint vibrations in the earth. I managed to pick up an American news broadcast.10sex pick somebody ↔ up to become friendly with someone you have just met because you want to have sex with them:  young women sitting around in bars waiting to be picked up11start again a)if you pick up where you stopped or were interrupted, you start again from that point:  We’ll meet again in the morning and we can pick up where we left off. b) pick something ↔ up if you pick up an idea that has been mentioned, you return to it and develop it further:  I’d like to pick up what you said earlier. This same theme is picked up in his later works.12improve a)if a situation picks up, it improves:  Her social life was picking up at last. The economy is finally beginning to pick up again. We’ve been through a bit of a bad patch, but things are picking up again now. b)pick somebody up if a medicine or drink picks you up, it makes you feel better → pick-me-up13road pick something ↔ up if you pick up a road, you go onto it and start driving along it:  We take the A14 to Birmingham and then pick up the M5.14train/bus pick something ↔ up if you pick up a train, bus etc, you get onto it and travel on it15pick up speed/steam to go faster:  The train was gradually picking up speed.16pick up the bill/tab (for something) informal to pay for something:  Why should the taxpayer pick up the tab for mistakes made by a private company?17wind if the wind picks up, it increases or grows stronger18colour pick something ↔ up if one thing picks up a colour in something else, it has an amount of the same colour in it so that the two things look nice together:  I like the way the curtains pick up the red in the rug.19criminal pick somebody ↔ up if the police pick someone up, they take them somewhere to answer questions or to be locked up:  He was picked up by police as he was trying to leave the country.20pick up the pieces (of something) to try to make your life normal again after something very bad has happened to you:  Thousands of victims of the earthquake are now faced with the task of picking up the pieces of their lives.21pick up the threads (of something) if you pick up the threads of something that you were doing, you try to return to it and start doing it again after it stopped or was changed:  Now that the war was over they could pick up the threads of their lives again.22pick your feet up spoken used to tell someone to walk properly or more quicklypick up after somebody phrasal verb informal to tidy things that someone else has left untidy:  I’m tired of picking up after you!pick up on something phrasal verb1to notice something about the way someone is behaving or feeling, even though they are trying not to show it:  Children pick up on our worries and anxieties.2to return to a point or an idea that has been mentioned and discuss it more:  I’d like to pick up on a point that Steven made earlier.3pick somebody up on something to criticize someone slightly for something they have said:  I knew he was lying and I should have picked him up on it.pick1 verbpick2 nounpickpick2 ●○○ noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[uncountable] if you can have your pick or take your pick of different things, you can choose which one you want:  Have a look at the menu and take your pick. He knew he could take his pick of any of the girls in the office. Sarah could have her pick of any university in the country.have/get first pick (of something) She always gets first pick of the videos.2the pick of something informal the best things in a group:  In tonight’s programme we’ll be discussing the pick of this month’s new movies. There were fifteen candidates for the job, and he was the pick of the bunch (=the best one).3[countable] informal your pick is the person or thing that you have chosen from a group  SYN  choice:  There are a lot of good horses in the race, but Archimedes would be my pick.4[countable] a pickaxe5[countable] informal a small flat object that you use for pulling at the strings of a musical instrument such as a guitar  SYN  plectrum →ice pick

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            pick              ★                    /        pɪk                ;          NAmE                pɪk                /                              verb                ,                  noun                            pick      picks      picked      picking                            verb        ★                                  1      ★              [transitive        ]                    (          rather informal)                to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things          选择；挑选                            picksb/sth                    ◆        Pick a number from one to twenty.        从一至二十中挑选一个数。                    ◆        She picked the best cake for herself.        她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。                    ◆        He          picked his wordscarefully.                他用词细心谨慎。                    ◆        Have I picked a bad time to talk to you?        我是不是挑了个不恰当的时间跟你谈话？                    picksb/sth to do sth                    ◆        He has been picked to play in this week's game.        他已入选参加本周的比赛。                    ☞synonyms at                                            choose                                                  ☞see also                                            hand-picked                                                  2      ★              [transitive        ]                    picksth                    to take flowers, fruit, etc. from the plant or the tree where they are growing          采；摘                            ◆        to pick grapes        摘葡萄                    ◆        flowers freshly picked from the garden        刚从花园采的鲜花                    ◆        to go blackberry picking        去采黑莓                    3      ★              [transitive        ]                    to pull or remove sth or small pieces of sth from sth else, especially with your fingers          （用手指）摘掉，剔除，掐去                            picksth + adv./prep.                    ◆        She picked bits of fluff from his sweater.        她摘掉他毛衣上的绒毛。                    ◆        He picked the nuts off the top of the cake.        他把蛋糕上面的果仁拿掉。                    picksth                    ◆        to          pick your nose          (= put your finger inside your nose to remove dried            mucus)                          抠鼻子                    ◆        to          pick your teeth          (= use a small sharp piece of wood to remove pieces of food from your teeth)                剔牙                    picksth + adj.                    ◆        The dogs picked the bones clean          (= ate all the meat from the bones).                狗把骨头啃得干干净净。                    4              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    pick(sth)            (        NAmE)            =                                            pluck                                             (3            )                                      IDIOMS              ˌpick and ˈchoose                              to choose only those things that you like or want very much              挑拣；精挑细选                                            ◆            You have to take any job you can get—you can't pick and choose.            你只能有什么工作就干什么，没得挑三拣四了。                                      pick sb's ˈbrains                              (              informal)                        to ask sb a lot of questions about sth because they know more about the subject than you do              讨教；请教；不断地问（以向别人学习）                                                  pick a ˈfight/ˈquarrel (with sb)                              to deliberately start a fight or an argument with sb              找碴儿；找麻烦；挑衅                                                  pick ˈholes in sth                              to find the weak points in sth such as a plan, suggestion, etc.              挑刺儿；挑毛病；找漏洞                                            ◆            It was easy to pick holes in his arguments.            找他论据中的漏洞很容易。                                      pick a ˈlock                              to open a lock without a key, using sth such as a piece of wire              （用铁丝等）捅开锁                                                  pick sb's ˈpocket                              to steal sth from sb's pocket without them noticing              扒窃；掏包儿                                            ☞related noun                                                            pickpocket                                                                                pick up the ˈbill, ˈtab, etc. (for sth)                              (              informal)                        to pay for sth              付账                                            ◆            The company picked up the tab for his hotel room.            公司为他付旅馆费。                                ◆            The government will continue to pick up college fees for some students.            政府将继续替一些学生缴纳学费。                                      pick up the ˈpieces                              to return or to help sb return to a normal situation, particularly after a shock or a disaster              （使）恢复；补救；收拾残局                                            ◆            You cannot live your children's lives for them; you can only be there to pick up the pieces when things go wrong.            你不能替孩子过活，只能在出现问题时帮忙解决。                                      pick up ˈspeed                              to go faster              加速                                                  pick up the ˈthreads                              to return to an earlier situation or way of life after an interruption              恢复原状                                                  pick your ˈway (across, along, among, over, through sth)                              to walk carefully, choosing the safest, driest, etc. place to put your feet              择路而行；小心看着路行走                                            ◆            She picked her way delicately over the rough ground.            她小心翼翼地在高低不平的地面上行走。                                      pick a ˈwinner                  1                      to choose a horse, etc. that you think is most likely to win a race              认定胜利者（如赛马中）                                                2                      (              informal)                        to make a very good choice              挑选得当；选得很准                                                  ☞more at                                    bone                                   n.            ,                                    piece                                   n.            ,                                    shred                                   n.                            PHRASAL VERBS                    ˈpick at sth                  1                      to eat food slowly, taking small amounts or bites because you are not hungry              磨蹭着吃；（因为不饿而）小口吃                                                2                      to pull or touch sth several times              （反复地）揪，扯                                            ◆            He tried to undo the knot by picking at it with his fingers.            他用手指不停地扯，想把绳结解开。                                      ˌpick sb↔ˈoff                              (              informal)                        to aim carefully at a person, an animal or an aircraft, especially one of a group, and then shoot them              选择（目标）射击                                            ◆            Snipers were picking off innocent civilians.            狙击手专拣无辜的平民射击。                                      ˌpick sth↔ˈoff                              to remove sth from sth such as a tree, a plant, etc.              去除；剪除                                            ◆            Pick off all the dead leaves.            把枯叶全部摘掉。                                      ˈpick on sb/sth                  1                      to treat sb unfairly, by blaming, criticizing or punishing them              （跟某人）闹别扭；故意刁难挑剔                                            ◆            She was picked on by the other girls because of her size.            她因为个头关系被其他女孩欺负。                                    2                      to choose sb/sth              挑选；选中                                            ◆            He picked on two of her statements which he said were untrue.            他从她的话中挑出了两处他认为不真实的地方。                                      ˌpick sb/sth↔ˈout                  1                      to choose sb/sth carefully from a group of people or things              精心挑选                                            SYN                                                            select                                                                          ◆            She was picked out from dozens of applicants for the job.            她从大批的求职者中被选中承担这项工作。                                ◆            He picked out the ripest peach for me.            他给我挑了个熟透了的桃子。                                    2                      to recognize sb/sth from among other people or things              认出来；辨别出                                            ◆            See if you can pick me out in this photo.            看你能不能把我从这张照片上认出来。                                      ˌpick sth↔ˈout                  1                      to play a tune on a musical instrument slowly without using written music              （不用乐谱）慢慢地弹奏（乐曲）                                            ◆            He picked out the tune on the piano with one finger.            他凭记忆用一个手指在钢琴上慢慢弹出了那支曲子。                                    2                      to discover or recognize sth after careful study              （经仔细研究）找出，认识到                                            ◆            Read the play again and pick out the major themes.            重读剧本，把主题找出来。                                    3                      to make sth easy to see or hear              使显著；使容易看见（或听见）                                            ◆            a sign painted cream, with the lettering picked out in black            印着醒目黑字的乳白色标牌                                      ˌpick sth↔ˈover | ˌpick ˈthrough sth                              to examine a group of things carefully, especially to choose the ones you want              用心挑选；筛选                                            ◆            Pick over the lentils and remove any little stones.            仔细挑拣豆子，把小石子拣出去。                                ◆            I picked through the facts of the case.            我仔细审查本案的事实。                                      ˌpick ˈup                  1                      to get better, stronger, etc; to improve              改善；好转；增强                                            ◆            Trade usually picks up in the spring.            贸易一般在春天回升。                                ◆            The wind is picking up now.            现在风愈刮愈大了。                                ◆            Sales have picked up 14% this year.            今年销售额增长了 14%。                                ☞related noun                                                            pickup3 ()                                                                              2                      (              informal)                        to start again; to continue              重新开始；继续                                            ◆            Let's              pick up where we left offyesterday.                        咱们从昨天停下的地方继续吧。                                    3                      (              informal) (              especially NAmE)                        to put things away and make things neat, especially for sb else              （为某人）收拾，整理                                            ◆            All I seem to do is cook, wash and pick up after the kids.            烧饭、洗衣、跟在孩子屁股后头收拾东西，好像这就是我全部的活儿。                                      ˌpick ˈup | ˌpick sth ˈup                              to answer a phone              接电话                                            ◆            The phone rang and rang and nobody picked up.            电话铃响了又响，但没人接。                                      ˌpick sb↔ˈup                  1          ★                      to go somewhere in your car and collect sb who is waiting for you              （开车）接人                                            SYN                                                            collect                                                                          ◆            I'll pick you up at five.            我五点钟来接你。                                    2                      to allow sb to get into your vehicle and take them somewhere              让人乘车；搭载                                            ◆            The bus picks up passengers outside the airport.            公共汽车在机场外接送乘客。                                    3                      to rescue sb from the sea or from a dangerous place, especially one that is difficult to reach              （从海里或危险处）营救，搭救                                            ◆            A lifeboat picked up survivors.            救生艇把幸存者救起来。                                    4                      (              informal,              often disapproving)                        to start talking to sb you do not know because you want to have a sexual relationship with them              （猥亵地与生人）搭讪，勾搭                                            ◆            He goes to clubs to pick up girls.            他到俱乐部去泡妞。                                ☞related noun                                                            pickup2 ()                                                                              5          (            informal)                                (of the police            警察            )                                to arrest sb              逮捕；抓捕                                            ◆            He was picked up by police and taken to the station for questioning.            警察把他抓到局子问话去了。                                    6                      to make sb feel better              使人觉得舒服；提神                                            ◆            Try this—it will pick you up.            尝尝这个，能让你提提神的。                                ☞related noun                                                            pick-me-up                                                                                ˌpick sb/sth↔ˈup                              to take hold of sb/sth and lift them/it up              拿起；举起；提起                                            ◆            She went over to the crying child and picked her up.            她走到啼哭的孩子身边，把她抱了起来。                                      ˌpick sth↔ˈup                  1          ★                      to get information or a skill by chance rather than by making a deliberate effort              （偶然）得到，听到，学会                                            ◆            to pick up bad habits            染上坏习惯                                ◆            Here's a tip I picked up from my mother.            告诉你一个窍门，是我从妈妈那里学来的。                                ◆            She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico.            她旅居墨西哥时顺便学会了西班牙语。                                    2                      to identify or recognize sth              辨认；识别出                                            ◆            Scientists can now pick up early signs of the disease.            现在科学家能够辨认这种疾病的早期症状。                                    3          ★                      to collect sth from a place              取回；收集                                            ◆            I picked up my coat from the cleaners.            我从干洗店取回了外衣。                                ☞related noun                                                            pickup4 ()                                                                              4          ★                      to receive an electronic signal, sound or picture              接收（信号、声音、图像等）                                            ◆            We were able to pick up the BBC World Service.            我们能收到英国广播公司国际广播节目。                                    5                      (              informal)                        to buy sth, especially cheaply or by chance              （碰巧）买到 （便宜的东西）                                            ◆            We managed to pick up a few bargains at the auction.            我们从拍卖场买到了几件便宜货。                                    6                      (              informal)                        to get or obtain sth              得；感染；得到                                            ◆            I seem to have picked up a terrible cold from somewhere.            我似乎从什么地方染上了重感冒。                                ◆            I picked up £30 in tips today.            我今天得到 30 英镑的小费。                                    7                      to find and follow a route              找到；跟踪；追寻                                            ◆            to pick up the scent of an animal            追踪动物的臭迹                                ◆            We can pick up the motorway in a few miles.            经过几英里以后我们就能上高速公路。                                    8                      to return to an earlier subject or situation in order to continue it              回到（本题）；恢复原状                                            SYN                                          take up                                                          ◆            He picks up this theme again in later chapters of the book.            在该书的后几章，他又重回到这个主题上。                                    9                      to notice sth that is not very obvious; to see sth that you are looking for              察觉；发现；注意到                                            ◆            I picked up the faint sound of a car in the distance.            我听到远处传来微弱的汽车声。                                    10                      (              especially NAmE)                        to put things away neatly              收拾；整理                                            ◆            Will you pick up all your toys?            把你的玩具都收起来好不好？                                    11                      (              NAmE)                        to put things away and make a room neat              收拾房间                                            ◆            to pick up a room            整理房间                                      ˌpick ˈup on sth                  1                      to notice sth and perhaps react to it              领略；意会；意识到                                            ◆            She failed to pick up on the humour in his remark.            她没有领悟他话中的幽默。                                    2                      to return to a point that has already been mentioned or discussed              回到（某课题等）；重提（要点等）                                            ◆            If I could just pick up on a question you raised earlier.            请允许我重提一下您早先提出的问题。                                      ˌpick sb ˈup on sth                              to mention sth that sb has said or done that you think is wrong              提到某人的错误；挑毛病；算旧账                                            ◆            I knew he would pick me up on that slip sooner or later.            我知道他迟早会提起我那个小过失的。                                      ˌpick yourself ˈup                              to stand up again after you have fallen              （跌倒后）站起来                                            ◆            He just picked himself up and went on running.            他爬起来继续跑。                                ◆            (              figurative)                        She didn't waste time feeling sorry for herself—she just picked herself up and carried on.            她没有浪费时间自怜，而是振作起来继续干。                                                    noun                                  1              [singular        ]                    (          rather informal)                an act of choosing sth          挑选；选择                            ◆                  Take your pick          (= choose).                自己选吧。                    ◆        The winner gets first pick of the prizes.        获胜者可先挑奖品。                    2              [countable        ]                    (          informal)                a person or thing that is chosen          选中的人（或物）                            ◆        She was his pick for best actress.        她是他选中的最佳女演员。                    ☞synonyms at                                            choice                                                  3              [singular        ]            the        pickof sth                    (          rather informal)                the best thing or things in a group          精品；精华；最好的东西                            ◆        We're reviewing the pick of this month's new books.        我们正在做本月的精品新书评介。                    ◆        I think we got          the pick of the bunch          (= the best in the group).                我认为我们得到了其中的极品。                    4              [countable        ]            =                                            pickaxe                                                  ◆        picks and shovels        镐与平锹                    5              [countable        ]            (        informal)            =                                            plectrum                                                  ☞see also                                    ice pick                              ,                                    toothpick                                      IDIOMsee                                    bunch                                   n.                        pick              /        pɪk                ;          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Collins	pick ★★★★☆ /pɪ̱k/ 1 [VERB 动词]挑选；选择 If you pick a particular person or thing, you choose that one. [V n] Mr Nowell had picked ten people to interview for six sales jobs in London... 诺埃尔先生为伦敦的6个销售职位选出了10人进行面试。 I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate. 我特意选了一个热带气候的城市。 2 [N-SING 单数名词]精华；精品；精英 You can refer to the best things or people in a particular group as the pick of that group. [the N] The boys here are the pick of the under-15 cricketers in the country... 这儿的男孩是全国15岁以下板球手中的佼佼者。 We had the pick of suits from the shop. 我们买了店里最好的套装。 3 [VERB 动词]采；摘 When you pick flowers, fruit, or leaves, you break them off the plant or tree and collect them. [V n] She used to pick flowers in the Cromwell Road... 她过去常到克伦威尔路采花。 He helps his mother pick fruit. 他帮母亲摘果子。 4 [VERB 动词]拿取；挪移 If you pick something from a place, you remove it from there with your fingers or your hand. [V n prep] He picked the napkin from his lap and placed it alongside his plate... 他拿起腿上的餐巾，放在盘子旁边。 He picked the telephone off the wall bracket. 他从墙上的固定托架上摘下电话。 5 [VERB 动词]抠（鼻）；剔（牙） If you pick your nose or teeth, you remove substances from inside your nose or between your teeth. [V n] Edgar, don't pick your nose, dear... 埃德加，不要抠鼻子，宝贝儿。 He had just had a meal and was picking his teeth after it. 他刚吃完饭，正在剔牙。 6 [VERB 动词]寻找…的口实；寻（衅）；找（碴儿） If you pick a fight or quarrel with someone, you deliberately cause one. [V n with n] [Also V n] He picked a fight with a waiter and landed in jail... 他找碴儿跟服务生打了一架，最后进了监狱。 He was clearly in a mood to pick a quarrel with anybody. 他现在的心情明显是逮谁就想跟谁吵。 7 [VERB 动词]撬开（锁）；扒窃…中的东西 If someone such as a thief picks a lock, they open it without a key, for example by using a piece of wire. [V n] He picked each lock deftly, and rifled the papers within each drawer. 他熟练地撬开每一把锁，把每个抽屉里的文件都偷走了。 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]同 pickaxe A pick is the same as a pickaxe . 9 See also:hand-pick ；ice pick ； 10 [PHRASE 短语]挑挑拣拣；挑三拣四；挑剔 If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others. [Vs inflect] As a vocational teacher I could pretty much pick and choose my work... 作为一名职业教师，我几乎可以随意挑拣自己的工作。 We, the patients, cannot pick and choose our doctors. 我们患者不能对医生挑挑拣拣。 11 [PHRASE 短语]可从…中任意挑选 If you have your pick of a group of things, you are able to choose any of them that you want. [V inflects] Here is an actress who could have her pick of any part... 这是一个角色任她挑选的女演员。 Klein could have had his pick of the world's top models. 克莱恩本可以从世界顶尖模特中想选谁就选谁。 12 [PHRASE 短语]任意挑选 If you are told to take your pick, you can choose any one that you like from a group of things. [V inflects] Accountants can take their pick of company cars... 会计师可以任选配备的公车。 Take your pick from ten luxury hotels... 10家豪华宾馆任你选择。 See our selection of autumn favourites and take your pick. 看看我们的秋季精选，然后挑出你想要的。 13 [PHRASE 短语]择路而行；小心行路 If you pick your way across an area, you walk across it very carefully in order to avoid obstacles or dangerous things. [V inflects] The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution... 女孩们害怕蛇，于是谨小慎微地择路而行。 I moved away from the shack and picked my way among the rubble. 我离开木屋，小心地走在瓦砾间。 14 to pick someone's brains→see: brain ； to pick holes in something→see: hole ； to pick someone's pocket→see: pocket ； 15 [PHRASE 短语]收拾残局；努力恢复正常 When you pick up the pieces after a disaster, you do what you can to get the situation back to normal again. [V inflects] Do we try and prevent problems or do we try and pick up the pieces afterwards?... 我们是想要防患未然呢，还是想要事后收拾残局？ She died, and somehow I never picked up the pieces and started again. 她死后我竟一蹶不振，无法重新来过。 16 [PHRASE 短语]加速 When a vehicle picks up speed, it begins to move more quickly. [V inflects] Brian pulled away slowly, but picked up speed. 布赖恩慢慢开动汽车，但很快就加速了。相关词组： pick at pick off pick on pick out pick over pick up
Oxford	pick ★ / pɪk ; NAmE pɪk / verb , noun pick picks picked picking verb ★ 1 ★ [transitive ] ( rather informal) to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things 选择；挑选 picksb/sth ◆ Pick a number from one to twenty. 从一至二十中挑选一个数。 ◆ She picked the best cake for herself. 她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。 ◆ He picked his wordscarefully. 他用词细心谨慎。 ◆ Have I picked a bad time to talk to you? 我是不是挑了个不恰当的时间跟你谈话？ picksb/sth to do sth ◆ He has been picked to play in this week's game. 他已入选参加本周的比赛。 ☞synonyms at choose ☞see also hand-picked 2 ★ [transitive ] picksth to take flowers, fruit, etc. from the plant or the tree where they are growing 采；摘 ◆ to pick grapes 摘葡萄 ◆ flowers freshly picked from the garden 刚从花园采的鲜花 ◆ to go blackberry picking 去采黑莓 3 ★ [transitive ] to pull or remove sth or small pieces of sth from sth else, especially with your fingers （用手指）摘掉，剔除，掐去 picksth + adv./prep. ◆ She picked bits of fluff from his sweater. 她摘掉他毛衣上的绒毛。 ◆ He picked the nuts off the top of the cake. 他把蛋糕上面的果仁拿掉。 picksth ◆ to pick your nose (= put your finger inside your nose to remove dried mucus) 抠鼻子 ◆ to pick your teeth (= use a small sharp piece of wood to remove pieces of food from your teeth) 剔牙 picksth + adj. ◆ The dogs picked the bones clean (= ate all the meat from the bones). 狗把骨头啃得干干净净。 4 [intransitive , transitive ] pick(sth) ( NAmE) = pluck (3 ) IDIOMS ˌpick and ˈchoose to choose only those things that you like or want very much 挑拣；精挑细选 ◆ You have to take any job you can get—you can't pick and choose. 你只能有什么工作就干什么，没得挑三拣四了。 pick sb's ˈbrains ( informal) to ask sb a lot of questions about sth because they know more about the subject than you do 讨教；请教；不断地问（以向别人学习） pick a ˈfight/ˈquarrel (with sb) to deliberately start a fight or an argument with sb 找碴儿；找麻烦；挑衅 pick ˈholes in sth to find the weak points in sth such as a plan, suggestion, etc. 挑刺儿；挑毛病；找漏洞 ◆ It was easy to pick holes in his arguments. 找他论据中的漏洞很容易。 pick a ˈlock to open a lock without a key, using sth such as a piece of wire （用铁丝等）捅开锁 pick sb's ˈpocket to steal sth from sb's pocket without them noticing 扒窃；掏包儿 ☞related noun pickpocket pick up the ˈbill, ˈtab, etc. (for sth) ( informal) to pay for sth 付账 ◆ The company picked up the tab for his hotel room. 公司为他付旅馆费。 ◆ The government will continue to pick up college fees for some students. 政府将继续替一些学生缴纳学费。 pick up the ˈpieces to return or to help sb return to a normal situation, particularly after a shock or a disaster （使）恢复；补救；收拾残局 ◆ You cannot live your children's lives for them; you can only be there to pick up the pieces when things go wrong. 你不能替孩子过活，只能在出现问题时帮忙解决。 pick up ˈspeed to go faster 加速 pick up the ˈthreads to return to an earlier situation or way of life after an interruption 恢复原状 pick your ˈway (across, along, among, over, through sth) to walk carefully, choosing the safest, driest, etc. place to put your feet 择路而行；小心看着路行走 ◆ She picked her way delicately over the rough ground. 她小心翼翼地在高低不平的地面上行走。 pick a ˈwinner 1 to choose a horse, etc. that you think is most likely to win a race 认定胜利者（如赛马中） 2 ( informal) to make a very good choice 挑选得当；选得很准 ☞more at bone n. , piece n. , shred n. PHRASAL VERBS ˈpick at sth 1 to eat food slowly, taking small amounts or bites because you are not hungry 磨蹭着吃；（因为不饿而）小口吃 2 to pull or touch sth several times （反复地）揪，扯 ◆ He tried to undo the knot by picking at it with his fingers. 他用手指不停地扯，想把绳结解开。 ˌpick sb↔ˈoff ( informal) to aim carefully at a person, an animal or an aircraft, especially one of a group, and then shoot them 选择（目标）射击 ◆ Snipers were picking off innocent civilians. 狙击手专拣无辜的平民射击。 ˌpick sth↔ˈoff to remove sth from sth such as a tree, a plant, etc. 去除；剪除 ◆ Pick off all the dead leaves. 把枯叶全部摘掉。 ˈpick on sb/sth 1 to treat sb unfairly, by blaming, criticizing or punishing them （跟某人）闹别扭；故意刁难挑剔 ◆ She was picked on by the other girls because of her size. 她因为个头关系被其他女孩欺负。 2 to choose sb/sth 挑选；选中 ◆ He picked on two of her statements which he said were untrue. 他从她的话中挑出了两处他认为不真实的地方。 ˌpick sb/sth↔ˈout 1 to choose sb/sth carefully from a group of people or things 精心挑选 SYN select ◆ She was picked out from dozens of applicants for the job. 她从大批的求职者中被选中承担这项工作。 ◆ He picked out the ripest peach for me. 他给我挑了个熟透了的桃子。 2 to recognize sb/sth from among other people or things 认出来；辨别出 ◆ See if you can pick me out in this photo. 看你能不能把我从这张照片上认出来。 ˌpick sth↔ˈout 1 to play a tune on a musical instrument slowly without using written music （不用乐谱）慢慢地弹奏（乐曲） ◆ He picked out the tune on the piano with one finger. 他凭记忆用一个手指在钢琴上慢慢弹出了那支曲子。 2 to discover or recognize sth after careful study （经仔细研究）找出，认识到 ◆ Read the play again and pick out the major themes. 重读剧本，把主题找出来。 3 to make sth easy to see or hear 使显著；使容易看见（或听见） ◆ a sign painted cream, with the lettering picked out in black 印着醒目黑字的乳白色标牌 ˌpick sth↔ˈover \| ˌpick ˈthrough sth to examine a group of things carefully, especially to choose the ones you want 用心挑选；筛选 ◆ Pick over the lentils and remove any little stones. 仔细挑拣豆子，把小石子拣出去。 ◆ I picked through the facts of the case. 我仔细审查本案的事实。 ˌpick ˈup 1 to get better, stronger, etc; to improve 改善；好转；增强 ◆ Trade usually picks up in the spring. 贸易一般在春天回升。 ◆ The wind is picking up now. 现在风愈刮愈大了。 ◆ Sales have picked up 14% this year. 今年销售额增长了 14%。 ☞related noun pickup3 () 2 ( informal) to start again; to continue 重新开始；继续 ◆ Let's pick up where we left offyesterday. 咱们从昨天停下的地方继续吧。 3 ( informal) ( especially NAmE) to put things away and make things neat, especially for sb else （为某人）收拾，整理 ◆ All I seem to do is cook, wash and pick up after the kids. 烧饭、洗衣、跟在孩子屁股后头收拾东西，好像这就是我全部的活儿。 ˌpick ˈup \| ˌpick sth ˈup to answer a phone 接电话 ◆ The phone rang and rang and nobody picked up. 电话铃响了又响，但没人接。 ˌpick sb↔ˈup 1 ★ to go somewhere in your car and collect sb who is waiting for you （开车）接人 SYN collect ◆ I'll pick you up at five. 我五点钟来接你。 2 to allow sb to get into your vehicle and take them somewhere 让人乘车；搭载 ◆ The bus picks up passengers outside the airport. 公共汽车在机场外接送乘客。 3 to rescue sb from the sea or from a dangerous place, especially one that is difficult to reach （从海里或危险处）营救，搭救 ◆ A lifeboat picked up survivors. 救生艇把幸存者救起来。 4 ( informal, often disapproving) to start talking to sb you do not know because you want to have a sexual relationship with them （猥亵地与生人）搭讪，勾搭 ◆ He goes to clubs to pick up girls. 他到俱乐部去泡妞。 ☞related noun pickup2 () 5 ( informal) (of the police 警察 ) to arrest sb 逮捕；抓捕 ◆ He was picked up by police and taken to the station for questioning. 警察把他抓到局子问话去了。 6 to make sb feel better 使人觉得舒服；提神 ◆ Try this—it will pick you up. 尝尝这个，能让你提提神的。 ☞related noun pick-me-up ˌpick sb/sth↔ˈup to take hold of sb/sth and lift them/it up 拿起；举起；提起 ◆ She went over to the crying child and picked her up. 她走到啼哭的孩子身边，把她抱了起来。 ˌpick sth↔ˈup 1 ★ to get information or a skill by chance rather than by making a deliberate effort （偶然）得到，听到，学会 ◆ to pick up bad habits 染上坏习惯 ◆ Here's a tip I picked up from my mother. 告诉你一个窍门，是我从妈妈那里学来的。 ◆ She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico. 她旅居墨西哥时顺便学会了西班牙语。 2 to identify or recognize sth 辨认；识别出 ◆ Scientists can now pick up early signs of the disease. 现在科学家能够辨认这种疾病的早期症状。 3 ★ to collect sth from a place 取回；收集 ◆ I picked up my coat from the cleaners. 我从干洗店取回了外衣。 ☞related noun pickup4 () 4 ★ to receive an electronic signal, sound or picture 接收（信号、声音、图像等） ◆ We were able to pick up the BBC World Service. 我们能收到英国广播公司国际广播节目。 5 ( informal) to buy sth, especially cheaply or by chance （碰巧）买到（便宜的东西） ◆ We managed to pick up a few bargains at the auction. 我们从拍卖场买到了几件便宜货。 6 ( informal) to get or obtain sth 得；感染；得到 ◆ I seem to have picked up a terrible cold from somewhere. 我似乎从什么地方染上了重感冒。 ◆ I picked up £30 in tips today. 我今天得到 30 英镑的小费。 7 to find and follow a route 找到；跟踪；追寻 ◆ to pick up the scent of an animal 追踪动物的臭迹 ◆ We can pick up the motorway in a few miles. 经过几英里以后我们就能上高速公路。 8 to return to an earlier subject or situation in order to continue it 回到（本题）；恢复原状 SYN take up ◆ He picks up this theme again in later chapters of the book. 在该书的后几章，他又重回到这个主题上。 9 to notice sth that is not very obvious; to see sth that you are looking for 察觉；发现；注意到 ◆ I picked up the faint sound of a car in the distance. 我听到远处传来微弱的汽车声。 10 ( especially NAmE) to put things away neatly 收拾；整理 ◆ Will you pick up all your toys? 把你的玩具都收起来好不好？ 11 ( NAmE) to put things away and make a room neat 收拾房间 ◆ to pick up a room 整理房间 ˌpick ˈup on sth 1 to notice sth and perhaps react to it 领略；意会；意识到 ◆ She failed to pick up on the humour in his remark. 她没有领悟他话中的幽默。 2 to return to a point that has already been mentioned or discussed 回到（某课题等）；重提（要点等） ◆ If I could just pick up on a question you raised earlier. 请允许我重提一下您早先提出的问题。 ˌpick sb ˈup on sth to mention sth that sb has said or done that you think is wrong 提到某人的错误；挑毛病；算旧账 ◆ I knew he would pick me up on that slip sooner or later. 我知道他迟早会提起我那个小过失的。 ˌpick yourself ˈup to stand up again after you have fallen （跌倒后）站起来 ◆ He just picked himself up and went on running. 他爬起来继续跑。 ◆ ( figurative) She didn't waste time feeling sorry for herself—she just picked herself up and carried on. 她没有浪费时间自怜，而是振作起来继续干。 noun 1 [singular ] ( rather informal) an act of choosing sth 挑选；选择 ◆ Take your pick (= choose). 自己选吧。 ◆ The winner gets first pick of the prizes. 获胜者可先挑奖品。 2 [countable ] ( informal) a person or thing that is chosen 选中的人（或物） ◆ She was his pick for best actress. 她是他选中的最佳女演员。 ☞synonyms at choice 3 [singular ] the pickof sth ( rather informal) the best thing or things in a group 精品；精华；最好的东西 ◆ We're reviewing the pick of this month's new books. 我们正在做本月的精品新书评介。 ◆ I think we got the pick of the bunch (= the best in the group). 我认为我们得到了其中的极品。 4 [countable ] = pickaxe ◆ picks and shovels 镐与平锹 5 [countable ] ( informal) = plectrum ☞see also ice pick , toothpick IDIOMsee bunch n. pick / pɪk ; 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LDC	pick1 verb pick2 noun pickpick1 /pɪk/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitive] Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1choose something to choose a person or thing, for example because they are the best or most suitable: Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15. I don’t know which colour to pick. Who’s going to pick the team for the match on Saturday?pick somebody/something for something I wasn’t picked for the hockey team.pick somebody/something as something The hotel was picked as the best small hotel in the area.pick somebody to do something He was picked to run in the 100 metres. Russell spoke slowly, picking his words (=choosing what to say) very carefully. → picked ► see thesaurus at choose 2flowers/fruit etc to remove a flower, fruit, nut etc from a plant or tree: We picked some blackberries to eat on the way. Amy picked a small bunch of wild flowers. a dish of freshly picked peas3remove something [always + adverb/preposition] to remove something carefully from a place, especially something smallpick something from something Ahmed picked the melon pips from his teeth.pick something off (something) She was nervously picking bits of fluff off her sweater.pick something out of something The goalkeeper spent a lot of his time picking the ball out of the back of the net.4pick your way through/across/among etc something to walk in a slow careful way, choosing exactly where to put your feet down: She picked her way between the puddles. He picked his way down the narrow staircase.5pick your nose to remove mucus from your nose with your finger: Don’t pick your nose!6pick your teeth to remove bits of food from between your teeth with your finger or a small pointed object7pick somebody’s brains to ask someone who knows a lot about something for information and advice about it: Have you got a minute? I need to pick your brains.8pick a quarrel/fight (with somebody) to deliberately start a quarrel or fight with someone: I could see he was trying to pick a fight with me.9pick and choose to choose only the best people or things, or only the ones that you really like: Come on, you haven’t got time to pick and choose.10pick a lock to use something that is not a key to unlock a door, drawer etc: It’s quite easy to pick the lock on a car door.11pick a hole in something to make a hole in something by pulling it with your fingers: He had picked a hole in his jumper.12 pick holes in something informal to criticize an idea or a plan by saying what its weak points are: It’s easy to pick holes in her argument.13pick something clean to remove all the meat from a bone when you are eating14pick somebody’s pocket to quietly steal something from someone’s pocket → pickpocket15pick a winner informal to choose someone or something very good16pick something to pieces informal to criticize something very severely and in a very detailed way: I’m fed up with having my work picked to pieces.17musical instrument American English to play a musical instrument by pulling at its strings with your fingers SYN pluck → have a bone to pick with somebody at bone1(10) pick at phrasal verb1to eat only small amounts of food because you do not feel hungry or do not like the food: Paige could only pick at her meal, forcing down a mouthful or two.2to touch something many times with your fingers, pulling it slightly: She was picking at her skirt.pick off phrasal verb to point a weapon carefully at one person or animal in a group, and then shoot them: There were gunmen in some of the buildings who picked off our men as they went past.pick on phrasal verb spoken1to behave in an unfair way to someone, for example by blaming them or criticizing them unfairly: Why don’t you pick on someone else for a change?2 British English to choose a particular person or thing: Just pick on one job and try to get that finished.pick out phrasal verb1choose to choose someone or something from a group: She picked out a navy blue dress. His story was picked out as the best by the judges.2recognize to recognize someone or something in a group of people or things: She was able to pick out her father at the other side of the room. I picked out Valerie’s voice from among the general conversation.3see if you can pick something out, you can see it but not very clearly: I could just pick out some letters carved into the stone.4shown clearly if something is picked out, it is in a different colour or material from the background, so that it can be clearly seen: His name was picked out in gold lettering.GRAMMAR Pick out is usually passive in this meaning.5play a tune to play a tune on a musical instrument slowly or with difficulty: He sat at the piano and picked out a simple tune.pick over phrasal verb to examine a group of things very carefully in order to choose the ones you want: She was sitting at the kitchen table picking over a pile of mushrooms.pick through phrasal verb to search through a pile of things to find things that you want: Police are still picking through the rubble looking for clues to the cause of the explosion.pick up phrasal verb1lift something/somebody up pick something/somebody ↔ up to lift something or someone up: He picked up the letter and read it. The phone rang and I picked it up. Mummy, can you pick me up?2pick yourself up to get up from the ground after you have fallen: Carol picked herself up and brushed the dirt off her coat.3tidy something pick something ↔ up American English to make a room or building tidy: Pick up your room before you go to bed.4get something pick something ↔ up informal a)to get or win something: He’s already picked up three major prizes this year. b)to buy something or get it from a shop etc: I picked up an evening paper on the way home. For more details, pick up a leaflet in your local post office. c)to get an illness: I picked up a virus while I was in America.5collect pick something ↔ up to collect something from a place: I’ll pick my things up later. She just dropped by to pick up her mail.6let somebody into a vehicle pick somebody ↔ up to let someone get into your car, boat etc and take them somewhere: I’ll pick you up at the station. The survivors were picked up by fishing boats from nearby villages.7learn pick something ↔ up to learn something by watching or listening to other people: I picked up a few words of Greek when I was there last year. Mary watched the other dancers to see if she could pick up any tips.8notice pick something ↔ up to notice something that is not easy to notice, such as a slight smell or a sign of something: I picked up a faint smell of coffee. The dogs picked up the scent and raced off. We picked up their tracks again on the other side of the river.9radio/signals pick something ↔ up if a machine picks up a sound, movement, or signal, it is able to notice it or receive it: The sensors pick up faint vibrations in the earth. I managed to pick up an American news broadcast.10sex pick somebody ↔ up to become friendly with someone you have just met because you want to have sex with them: young women sitting around in bars waiting to be picked up11start again a)if you pick up where you stopped or were interrupted, you start again from that point: We’ll meet again in the morning and we can pick up where we left off. b) pick something ↔ up if you pick up an idea that has been mentioned, you return to it and develop it further: I’d like to pick up what you said earlier. This same theme is picked up in his later works.12improve a)if a situation picks up, it improves: Her social life was picking up at last. The economy is finally beginning to pick up again. We’ve been through a bit of a bad patch, but things are picking up again now. b)pick somebody up if a medicine or drink picks you up, it makes you feel better → pick-me-up13road pick something ↔ up if you pick up a road, you go onto it and start driving along it: We take the A14 to Birmingham and then pick up the M5.14train/bus pick something ↔ up if you pick up a train, bus etc, you get onto it and travel on it15pick up speed/steam to go faster: The train was gradually picking up speed.16pick up the bill/tab (for something) informal to pay for something: Why should the taxpayer pick up the tab for mistakes made by a private company?17wind if the wind picks up, it increases or grows stronger18colour pick something ↔ up if one thing picks up a colour in something else, it has an amount of the same colour in it so that the two things look nice together: I like the way the curtains pick up the red in the rug.19criminal pick somebody ↔ up if the police pick someone up, they take them somewhere to answer questions or to be locked up: He was picked up by police as he was trying to leave the country.20pick up the pieces (of something) to try to make your life normal again after something very bad has happened to you: Thousands of victims of the earthquake are now faced with the task of picking up the pieces of their lives.21pick up the threads (of something) if you pick up the threads of something that you were doing, you try to return to it and start doing it again after it stopped or was changed: Now that the war was over they could pick up the threads of their lives again.22pick your feet up spoken used to tell someone to walk properly or more quicklypick up after phrasal verb informal to tidy things that someone else has left untidy: I’m tired of picking up after you!pick up on phrasal verb1to notice something about the way someone is behaving or feeling, even though they are trying not to show it: Children pick up on our worries and anxieties.2to return to a point or an idea that has been mentioned and discuss it more: I’d like to pick up on a point that Steven made earlier.3pick somebody up on something to criticize someone slightly for something they have said: I knew he was lying and I should have picked him up on it. pick1 verb pick2 noun pickpick2 ●○○ noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[uncountable] if you can have your pick or take your pick of different things, you can choose which one you want: Have a look at the menu and take your pick. He knew he could take his pick of any of the girls in the office. Sarah could have her pick of any university in the country.have/get first pick (of something) She always gets first pick of the videos.2the pick of something informal the best things in a group: In tonight’s programme we’ll be discussing the pick of this month’s new movies. There were fifteen candidates for the job, and he was the pick of the bunch (=the best one).3[countable] informal your pick is the person or thing that you have chosen from a group SYN choice: There are a lot of good horses in the race, but Archimedes would be my pick.4[countable] a pickaxe5[countable] informal a small flat object that you use for pulling at the strings of a musical instrument such as a guitar SYN plectrum → ice pick
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