我將到兄弟家去一下把那本詞典拿來。

比如，我們會先拿起一個罐頭，然后使用開罐頭的工具來開罐頭。

“哦，真好

pick up (a) become better; improve 好轉; 改善 The market always picks up in the spring. 一到春天市場就活躍了. We're waiting until the weather picks up a bit. 我們等到天氣好些再說. The performance started badly but picked up towards the end. 演出開始時很差勁, 但近結尾處就好多了. Her health soon picked up after a few days' rest. 她休息了幾天, 身體很快復元了. (b) start again; continue 重新開始; 繼續 We'll pick up where we finished yesterday. 我們從昨天停止的地方繼續進行. pick oneself up get to one's feet, esp after a fall 站起來（尤指跌倒後） Pick yourself up and brush yourself down. 自己站起來, 把衣服撣乾凈. pick sb up (a) give sb a lift in a car; collect sb 用汽車搭載某人或接某人 I'll pick you up at 7 o'clock. 7點鐘我開車來接你. He picked up a hitch-hiker. 他中途讓個搭便車的人上了車. (b) (infml often derog 口, 常作貶義) make the acquaintance of sb casually 偶然結識某人 He picked up the girl at a college disco. 他在學校的迪斯科舞會上偶然結識了那姑娘. She's living with some man she picked up on holiday. 她與一個在假日認識的男人同住. (c) rescue sb (eg from the sea) 救起某人（如從海上） The lifeboat picked up all the survivors. 救生船救起了全部幸存者. (d) (of the police, etc) stop and seize sb (eg for questioning) （指警方等）逮捕某人（如為訊問） The police picked him up as he was trying to leave the country. 他正要離開該國時, 警方把他捉住了. He was picked up and taken for questioning. 他被拘捕接受審訊. (e) reprimand sb 責備某人 She picked him up for using bad language. 她指責他出言不遜. pick sb/sth up (a) take hold of and lift sb/sth 舉起或抬起某人[某物]; 拿起; 拾起 He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders. 他抱起孩子讓她騎在自己的肩膀上. I picked up your bag by mistake. 我錯拿了你的手提包. pick up a stitch, ie in knitting 補織一針（編織中） He picked up the book from the floor. 他從地板上把書拾起來. She picked up the telephone and dialled his number. 她拿起電話就撥了他的號碼. (b) see or hear sb/sth, esp by means of apparatus 見到, 聽到（尤指藉助儀器） They picked up the yacht on their radar screen. 他們在雷達屏上看到了那艘游艇. I was able to pick you up on the short wave radio. 我能用短波收音機收聽到你的信號. The equipment picked up the signal from the satellite. 這設備收到了衛星發出的信號. pick sth up (a) learn (a foreign language, a technique, etc) by practising 通過實踐學會（外語、 技術等） She soon picked up French when she went to live in France. 她到法國居住後很快就學會了法語. The children have picked up the local accent. 孩子都學會了當地口音了. pick up bad habits 染上陋習. (b) catch (an illness) 得, 染（疾病） pick up an infection, a cold, the flu, etc 受傳染、 涼、 得流感. (c) buy sth, esp cheaply or luckily 買到某物（尤指價廉或運氣好） She picked up a valuable first edition at a village book sale. 她在鄉村圖書展銷會上買到一本珍貴的首版書. They picked up most of the furniture at auctions in country towns. 他們大部分的家具都是在鄉村鎮上的拍賣處買的. (d) hear or learn (gossip, news, etc) 聽到（閑話等）; 獲悉或打聽到（消息等） He picked up an interesting piece of news. 他聽到一則有趣的新聞. See if you can pick up anything about their future plans. 你看能不能打聽到他們未來計畫的消息. (e) collect sth 取或收集某物 I've got to pick up my coat from the cleaners. 我得到洗染店去取大衣了. I'll pick up (ie buy) something for dinner on my way home. 我在回家的路上要順便買些東西做飯. We can pick up the tickets an h...