1.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。
2.【口】【貶】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。
3.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。
4.(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。
5.責備某人She picked him up for using bad language. 她指責他出言不遜。
