Pick up用法和意义非常多，这里只介绍几个最重要的用法。
1.(通常指驾驶、轮船等)接、卸；也可以接送货物
we drove to the airport the next morning to pick up Susan。
我们第二天早上开车去机场接苏珊。
I ' ll pick you up at school . meet me at the front gate。我去学校接你，前门见。
could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today？
今天能帮我去学校接山姆吗？
the trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads。
货车在仓库里等着装载货物。
2.捡起来；捡起来。提到；提到。捡起来，捡起来，拿回来；接电话买；支付，支付赚钱(东西、乱七八糟等)
he picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.
他从地板上拿起帽子，重新戴在头上。
pick up one of our free information sheets at reception。
请从接待处拿一份我们的免费资料。
she bent forward to pick up the newspaper。
她弯腰捡起报纸。
She bent down to pick up her glove。
她俯身捡起手套。
can you pick up my suit from the cleaner ' s？
你能在洗衣店找到我的套装吗？
she was going over to her parents ' house to pick up some clean clothes for oskar .
她要去父母家为奥斯卡收拾几件干净衣服。
you cannot live your children ' s lives for them；you can only be there to pick up the pieces when things go wrong。
你不能代替孩子生活，只有有问题的时候才能解决。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
I ' ll pick my book up at your place . are you gonna be home？
我去你家拿书，你在家吗？
some one ' s calling you . are you gonna pick up？有人在给你打电话，你想接吗？
can you pick up some milk on the way home？回家的路上能买些牛奶吗？
the government will continue to pick up college fees for some students .
政府将继续为部分学生缴纳学费。
the company will pick up the tab for your hotel room。
公司将为你支付酒店住宿费。
Hollywood is nothing if not creative，especially if someone else will pick up the bills。
好莱坞是个很有创意的地方。尤其是如果有人想付钱的话。(约翰f肯尼迪)。
he was trying to pick up some cash scalping tickets。
他当时想反过来弄到票赚点钱。
3.(摔倒或倒下后)慢慢站起来(或起来)
Anthony picked himself up and set off along the track。
安东尼自己慢慢站起来，重新开始沿着跑道跑步。
4.(健康)好转，恢复
a good dose of tonic will help you to pick up .
一剂好的补品将有助于身体恢复。
5.获得，学习
Where did you pick up your English？
你在哪里学的英语？
6.重复，接收(观点或主题)
can I just pick up that gentleman ' s point？
我可以接着那个老师的意思往下说吗？
Alright Class，Let's Pickup from Last Time。好的，学生们。我们上次来过。
7.(以发生x关系为目的)见面。搭讪
e had picked her up at a night club on kallari street，where she worked as a singer .
他在卡劳利街的一家夜总会和她混在一起，她在那里成为了歌手。
8.(贸易经济)加速改善
industrial production is beginning to pick up。
工业生产正在开始好转。
Chinese officials hope that trade will pick up when the two countries switch to hard currency .
中国官员希望两国转向硬通货后贸易有所好转。
The train began to pick up speed。
火车开始加速了。
9.逮捕
rawlings had been picked up by police at his office .
罗林斯在他的办公室被警察逮捕了。
10.接收(信息、信号等)
it is possible to plug into remote databases to pick up information .
可以访问远程数据库以获取信息。
We can pick up Italian television。
我们可以收到看意大利电视台的节目。
