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動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ) “pick up” 有 “撿起、拾起(某物)” 的意思。但你知道嗎,它還可以用來(lái)指 “買東西” 、“得病”?看視頻,用一分鐘時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí) “pick up” 的三個(gè)常見用法。
Hi, this is Kee from BBC Learning English. Today, I'm going to tell you three different ways of using the phrasal verb pick up.
First, we use pick up?to describe learning something. So, for example, I can say:?Children pick up languages very quickly.?And so can you at BBC Learning English!
Second, we use pick up?informally to describe buying something. For example:?I often pick up some milk on my way home.
Third, we use pick up?to describe getting an illness.?I think I picked up a cold.
So, we can pick up?languages,?pick up?some milk, and?pick up?a cold.
Pick up is a phrasal verb. This means it is a verb (pick) followed by a particle (up). Phrasal verbs are tricky because they can have many different meanings depending on the context.
“Pick up” 是動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)由一個(gè)動(dòng)詞 (pick) 和一個(gè)小品詞 (up) 構(gòu)成。動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)的用法較難掌握,因?yàn)楦鶕?jù)上下文的變化,它們所表達(dá)的意思也會(huì)隨之發(fā)生改變。
1 Learning something
We can use pick up to describe learning something.
我們可以用 “pick up” 來(lái)表示 “學(xué)習(xí)”。
Children pick up languages very quickly.?
I picked up the guitar from spending time with musicians.
2?Buying something
We can use pick up informally to describe buying something.
我們可以在口語(yǔ)中用 “pick up” 來(lái)表示 “買東西”。
I often pick up some milk on my way home.
She picks up lots of items in the Christmas sales.
3 Getting an illness
We can use pick up to describe getting an illness.
我們可以用 “pick up” 來(lái)表示 “得(?。薄?/p>
I think I picked up a cold.
He picked up the flu from his classmates.