我们常说的PUA的全称是 Pick Up Artist,意思是“搭讪大师”。那你知道,pick up 这个词组除了在口语中有“勾搭,搭讪”的意思,还有什么其他的含义吗?它的意思真的多到超过你的想象!
今天我们就来统计一下 pick up 以及它的“变形” pick sb/sth up 在英语中各种用法和含义吧。
“pick up”的意思
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pick sb/sth up 的最简单的意思,那当然是“举起;抱起;提起”。
If she starts to cry, pick her up and give her a cuddle.
如果她哭了的话,把她抱起来搂一搂。
I picked up the kids' clothes that were lying on the floor.
我把地板上孩子们的衣服捡了起来。
第二个意思:接(某人);取(某物)
Whose turn is it to pick the children up after school?
该谁去接孩子放学了?
The crew of the sinking tanker were picked up (= saved from the sea) by helicopter.
即将沉没的油轮上的船员被直升机救了上来。
如果说上两个意思主要在于 pick 这个单词的原意,那接下来 pick up 的含义还有:
③ 增加;提高;改进
The truck picked up speed slowly.
卡车慢慢加速。
The wind always picks up in the evening.
一到晚上,风就越刮越大。
His spirits picked up when he got the good news.
他听到那个好消息后情绪好转了。
④ 接电话
I tried his home number but he didn't pick up.
我拨打他家里电话,但他没接。
但要注意的是,pick up the phone 这个口语表达可不只是接电话,它还有“给某人打电话”的意思。到底是接电话还是打电话,那就得根据语境判断了。
If you need me, you just have to pick up the phone.
需要我的话,给我打个电话就可以了。
pick sth up 可以指“(通过练习而)学会”。
When you live in a country you soon pick up the language.
果你住在某个国家的话,很快就能学会该国的语言。
⑥ 获悉;得知
The nurse had picked up the information from a conversation she overheard.
护士是从偶然听到的谈话中得知这一消息的。
⑦(便宜地)买到
She picked up some real bargains in the sale.
她在减价时买了几件非常便宜的东西。
⑧ 赢得,获得(奖品、选票或支持)
The People's Front expect to pick up a lot more votes in this year's elections.
人民阵线在今年大选中获得的选票有望大幅增加。
⑨(电子设备)接收(信号)
Can you pick up (= receive broadcasts from) Moscow on your radio?
你的收音机能收到莫斯科的广播吗?
⑩ 注意到;察觉;看到,表示这个含义时,有时还会在后接 pick up on sth,特别是注意到他人未注意到的事物。
Police dogs picked up the scent of the two men from clothes they had left behind.
警犬从那两名男子留下的衣服上闻出了他们的气味。
Only one newspaper picked up on the contradictions in the statement.
只有一家报纸注意到了声明中的矛盾之处。
⑪ 感染病毒;得了…病
He picked up malaria when he was visiting the country on business.
他到该国出差时染上了疟疾。
怎么样,以上的 pick up 的意思都记住了吗?别担心,还没完呢~ pick (sth) up 还可以指“重新开始,继续”。表示这个含义时,有时也会在后接 pick up on sth。
Let's pick up where we left off yesterday.
我们接着昨天的话题谈下去吧。
Can I just pick up on your first point again, please?
我能继续探讨你的第一个论点吗?
最后,pick sb up on sth 的意思是“在…上挑(某人)毛病,指出(某人)在…方面的错误”。
His teacher picked him up on his pronunciation.
他的老师指出了他的发音错误。
关于“pick up”的口语含义
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上面我们提到的都是关于 pick up 的“正经”动词词组的用法,那 pick up 在英语口语中又有什么含义呢?
pick sb up 的在口语中的意思是指“(警察)逮捕,拘捕某人”,爱看犯罪类型英美剧的朋友们一定熟悉这个用法;而另一个意思那当然就是PUA中的PU的原意“勾搭(某人);与(某人)调情”。
🌰 举个例子
The police picked her up just outside Canterbury.
她在坎特伯雷城外不远处被警察抓住了。
He said he'd picked the woman up in a bar.
他说他在酒吧勾搭上了那个女人。
关于“pick up”的英语表达
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生活不会总是一帆风顺,每个人都难免会遇到困难和打击,但希望你能 pick yourself up off the floor,有勇气 pick up the pieces,抬头挺胸的面对生活的一切。pick yourself up off the floor 寓意“振作起来;重整旗鼓”,pick up the pieces 的意思是“重整旗鼓;力求恢复正常”。
🌰 举个例子
The fire was a blow, but we were determined to pick up the pieces and get the business back on its feet.
火灾是个打击,但我们决心重整旗鼓,恢复经营。
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