to pick up where one left off从(從)停下来(來)的地方继(繼)续(續) (cóng tíng xiàlái de dìfang jìxù)
to pick o.s. up (after falling) 自己站起来(來) (zìjǐ zhàn qǐlái)
to pick up speed加速 (jiāsù)
See pick
Additional synonyms
in the sense of perk up
Definition
to make or become more cheerful
She perked up and began to laugh.
Synonyms
cheer up,
recover,
rally,
revive,
look up,
brighten,
take heart,
recuperate,
buck up (informal)
in the sense of rally
Definition
to recover (sometimes only temporarily) from an illness
He rallied enough to thank his doctor.
Synonyms
recover,
improve,
pick up,
revive,
get better,
come round,
perk up,
recuperate,
turn the corner,
pull through,
take a turn for the better,
regain your strength,
get your second wind,
be on the mend
in the sense of rally
Definition
a marked recovery of strength, as during illness
After a brief rally, shares returned to 126p.
Synonyms
recovery,
improvement,
comeback (informal),
revival,
renewal,
resurgence,
recuperation,
turn for the better
in the sense of recovery
Definition
restoration to a former and better condition
In many sectors of the economy the recovery has started.
Synonyms
revival,
improvement,
rally,
restoration,
rehabilitation,
upturn,
betterment,
amelioration
in the sense of revival
Definition
a reviving or being revived
There is no chance of a revival in car sales.
Synonyms
resurgence,
picking up,
improvement,
rallying,
comeback (informal),
upswing,
turn for the better
in the sense of rise
Definition
an increase in amount, cost, or quantity
the prospect of another rise in interest rates
Synonyms
increase,
climb,
upturn,
upswing,
advance,
improvement,
ascent,
upsurge,
bounce,
upward turn
in the sense of strengthen
Definition
to become stronger or make (something) stronger
As it strengthened, the wind was veering southerly.
Synonyms
become stronger,
pick up,
intensify,
heighten,
gain strength
in the sense of take a turn for the better
His fortunes belatedly took a turn for the better.
Synonyms
get better,
improve,
pick up,
recover,
rally,
revive,
look up,
perk up,
turn the corner
in the sense of upturn
Definition
an upward trend or improvement
There has been a modest upturn in most parts of the industry.
Synonyms
rise,
increase,
boost,
improvement,
recovery,
revival,
advancement,
upsurge,
upswing
All related terms of 'pick up'
pick-me-up
A pick-me-up is something that you have or do when you are tired or depressed in order to make you feel better .
pick up on
to become aware of, understand , appreciate , etc.
pick-up arm
the light balanced arm of a record player that carries the wires from the cartridge to the preamplifier
pick-up joint
a place where people go with the intention of meeting someone to start a sexual relationship with
pick-up point
the prearranged place where you go to collect people or things
pick up steam
If a belief , a plan , or a project picks up steam , it starts to develop and become more important.
pick-up truck
→ another name for pick-up (sense 4 )
crystal pick-up
a record-player pick-up in which the current is generated by the deformation of a piezoelectric crystal caused by the movements of the stylus
magnetic pick-up
a type of record player pick-up in which the stylus moves an iron core in a coil , causing a changing magnetic field that produces the current
pick up stompies
to come late to a conversation and so misunderstand what is being discussed
pick up the tab
If you pick up the tab , you pay a bill on behalf of a group of people or provide the money that is needed for something.
pick up the baton
to take over responsibility for something
pick up the pieces
to do what you can to get a situation back to normal again after something bad has happened
pick/take up the gauntlet
If you pick up the gauntlet or take up the gauntlet , you accept the challenge that someone has made.
pick up the threads of sth
If you pick up the threads of an activity, you start it again after an interruption . If you pick up the threads of your life , you become more active again after a period of failure or bad luck .
take up the slack/pick up the slack
To take up the slack or pick up the slack means to do or provide something that another person or organization is no longer doing or providing.
pick up your marbles and go home
to leave a situation in which you are involved because you are dissatisfied with the way things are going . The use of this expression suggests that you are wrong to do this.
take up the slack
to start making full use of all of the resources or potential of, for example , an industry , economy , or organization
tone arm
the light balanced arm of a record player that carries the wires from the cartridge to the preamplifier
hand over the baton/pass the baton/pick up the baton
If someone passes the baton to another person, they pass responsibility for something to that person. If someone picks up the baton , they take over responsibility for something.
All related terms of 'pick up'
to pick o.s. up
( after falling ) 自己站起来(來) zìjǐ zhàn qǐlái
to pick up speed
加速 jiāsù
to pick up the tab
( inf ) 付账(賬) fùzhàng
to pick up the pieces
重新振作起来(來) chóngxīn zhènzuò qǐlái
to pick up where one left off
从(從)停下来(來)的地方继(繼)续(續) cóng tíng xiàlái de dìfang jìxù
He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
2. phrasal verb
When you pickyourselfup after you have fallen or been knocked down, you stand up rather slowly.
Anthony picked himself up and set off along the track. [VERB pronoun-reflexive PARTICLE]
3. phrasal verb
When you pick up someone or something that is waiting to be collected, you go to the place where they are and take them away, often in a car.
We drove to the airport the next morning to pick up Susan. [VERBPARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
She went over to her parents' house to pick up some clean clothes. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
I picked her up at Covent Garden to take her to lunch with my mother. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
4. phrasal verb
If someone is picked up by the police, they are arrested and taken to a police station.
Rawlings had been picked up by police at his office. [beVERB-ed PARTICLE]
The police picked him up within the hour. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
[Also VERBPARTICLE noun]
5. phrasal verb
If you pick up something such as a skill or an idea, you acquire it without effort over a period of time.
[informal]
Where did you pick up your English? [VERBPARTICLE noun]
She picks up ideas from other chefs. [VERBPARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
6. phrasal verb
If you pick up someone you do not know, you talk to them and try to start a sexual relationship with them.
[informal]
He had picked her up at a nightclub on Kallari Street, where she worked as a singer. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
[Also VERBPARTICLE noun]
7. phrasal verb
If you pick up an illness, you get it from somewhere or something.
They've picked up a really nasty infection from something they've eaten. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
8. phrasal verb
If a piece of equipment, for example a radio or a microphone, picks up a signal or sound, it receives it or detects it.
We can pick up Italian television. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
The crew of Philante picked up a distress signal from the yacht Sans Peur III. [VERBPARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
9. phrasal verb
If you pick up something, such as a feature or a pattern, you discover or identify it.
They were slow to pick up trends in consumer behaviour. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
10. phrasal verb
If someone picks up a point or topic that has already been mentioned, or if they pick up on it, they refer to it or develop it.
Can I just pick up that gentleman's point? [VERBPARTICLE noun]
I'll pick up on what I said a couple of minutes ago. [VERBPARTICLEPARTICLE noun]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
11. phrasal verb
If trade or the economy of a country picks up, it improves.
Chinese officials hope that trade will pick up when the two countries switch to hardcurrency. [VERBPARTICLE]
Industrial production is beginning to pick up. [VERBPARTICLE]
12. phrasal verb
If someone picks up, or their health picks up, they get better.
A good dose of tonic will help you to pick up. [VERBPARTICLE]
13. phrasal verb
If you pick someone up on something that they have said or done, you mention it and tell them that you think it is wrong.
[mainly British]
...if I may pick you up on that point. [VERB noun PARTICLEPARTICLE noun]
Don't pick me up on words. [VERB noun PARTICLEPARTICLE noun]
14. See also pick-up
15.
See pick up the pieces
16.
See pick up speed
More Synonyms of pick-up
See full dictionary entry for pick
pick-up
also pickup
Word forms: plural pick-ups
1. countable noun
A pick-up or a pick-up truck is a small truck with low sides that can be easily loaded and unloaded.
2. singular noun
A pick-upin trade or in a country's economy is an improvement in it.
...a pick-up in the housing market. [+ in]
The economy remains deep in recession with few signs of a pick-up.
Synonyms: improvement, recovery, rise, gain More Synonyms of pick-up
3. countable noun [usually NOUN noun]
A pick-up takes place when someone picks up a person or thing that is waiting to be collected.
The company had pick-up points in most cities.
Trains will operate from Waterloo with a pick-up stop at Ashford.
4. countable noun
When a pick-up takes place, someone talks to a person in a friendly way in the hope of having a casual sexual relationship with them.
[informal]
They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint.
More Synonyms of pick-up
pick-up in British English
noun
1. Also called: pick-up arm, tone arm
the light balanced arm of a record player that carries the wires from the cartridge to the preamplifier
2.
an electromagnetic transducer that converts the vibrations of the steel strings of an electric guitar or other amplified instrument into electric signals
3. another name for cartridge (sense 3)
4. Also called: pick-up truck
a small truck with an open body and low sides, used for light deliveries
5. informal, mainly US
an ability to accelerate rapidly
this car has good pick-up
6. informal
a casual acquaintance, usually one made with sexual intentions
7. informal
a.
a stop to collect passengers, goods, etc
b.
the people or things collected
8. slang
a free ride in a motor vehicle
9. informal
an improvement
10. slang
a pick-me-up
adjective
11. US and Canadian
organized, arranged, or assembled hastily and without planning
a pick-up band
pick-up games
verbpick up(adverb)
12. (transitive)
to gather up in the hand or hands
13. (transitive)
to acquire, obtain, or purchase casually, incidentally, etc
14. (transitive)
to catch (a disease)
she picked up a bad cold during the weekend
15. (intransitive)
to improve in health, condition, activity, etc
the market began to pick up
16. (reflexive)
to raise (oneself) after a fall or setback
17. (transitive)
to notice or sense
she picked up a change in his attitude
18.
to resume where one left off; return to
we'll pick up after lunch
they picked up the discussion
19. (transitive)
to learn gradually or as one goes along
20. (transitive)
to take responsibility for paying (a bill)
she picked up the bill for dinner
21. (transitive) informal
to reprimand
he picked her up on her table manners
22. (transitive)
to collect or give a lift to (passengers, hitchhikers, goods, etc)
23. (transitive) informal
to become acquainted with, esp with a view to having sexual relations
24. (transitive) informal
to arrest
25.
to increase (speed)
the cars picked up down the straight
26. (transitive)
to receive (electrical signals, a radio signal, sounds, etc), as for transmission or amplification
27. pick up the pieces
pick up in American English
1.
to grasp and raise or lift; take up
2.
to get, gain, find, or learn, esp. by chance or in a casual manner
3.
to stop for and take or bring along
4.
to take into custody; arrest
5.
to accelerate; gain (speed)
6.
to regain (health, power, efficiency, etc.); improve
7.
to resume (an activity) after a pause
8.
a.
to see, hear, discern, etc.
b.
to receive or be in range to receive (a radio or TV transmission, esp. a distant or weak one)
9.
a.
to find and travel along (a route or trail)
b.
to find and follow
the dog picked up the scent
10. US
to make neat; tidy up
11.
to take (a bill) with the intention of paying it
12. Informal
to become acquainted with casually or informally, often with hope of sexual activity
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Examples of 'pick-up' in a sentence
pick-up
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The performance will pick up in the second half.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And then in training we picked up an injury.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We've three games to go and hopefully we can pick up points in all of them.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was the same battered pick-up truck which had brought Nicole to the village earlier.
MacNeill, Alastair THE DEVIL'S DOOR
It was a pick-up, coming fast from the direction of the office.
Innes, Hammond HIGH STAND
In other languages
pick up
British English: pick up /pɪk ʌp/ VERB
If you pick something up, you lift it upwards from a surface using your fingers.