中小学英语常考词汇:pick的短语用法大全
一、教材中的短语
(一)pick up
该短语有多种含义,常见的含义有“捡起;接人;养成;学习”。如:
捡起:It's against the rule to pick up the ball. (捡球是犯规的。)
接人:The driver stopped to pick up a hitchhiker. (司机停下来让一个搭车人上了车。)
养成:It's no easy job to pick up a good habit. (养成一个好习惯并非易事。)
学习:If you go to England, you'll soon pick up English. ( 你如果到英国去,很快就能学会英语的。)
【注意】
以上短语中的宾语如果不是名词,而是代词的时候,主要放在pick和up中间。如:
The driver stopped to pick him up.
(二)pick out
该短语表示“挑出;辨认出”。如:
挑出:My father helped me pick out a new book. (我父亲帮我选了一本新书。)
辨认出:Can you pick out that murderer in this crowd? (在这群人中你认出那个杀人凶手吗?)
二、其他常用短语
(三)pick on
该短语表示“挑选;捉弄”,后面一般接人。如:
挑选:They always pick on him to do the unpleasant jobs . (他们总找他去做那些令人讨厌的差事。)
捉弄:Why do you always pick on your brother? (你为什么总是捉弄你弟弟?)
(四)pick off
该短语主要表示“采摘;击中”。如:
采摘:You should not pick off any of the flowers. (你不应该摘花。)
击中:He picked off a wild duck rising from the marsh. (他射中了一只从沼泽地里飞起的野鸭。)