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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pick somebody up
▪ I. ˌpick sbˈup derived
1. to go somewhere in your car and collect sb who is waiting for you
Syn: ↑collect
• I'll pick you up at five.
2. to allow sb to get into your vehicle and take them somewhere
• The bus picks up passengers outside the airport.
3. to rescue sb from the sea or from a dangerous place, especially one that is difficult to reach
•A lifeboat picked up survivors.
•The stranded climbers were picked up by a rescue helicopter.
4. (informal, often disapproving)to start talking to sb you do not know because you want to have a sexual relationship with them
•He goes to clubs to pick up girls.
related noun ↑pickup
5. (informal) (of the police)to arrest sb
•He was picked up by police and taken to the station for questioning.
6. to make sb feel better
•Try this— it will pick you up.
related noun ↑pick-me-up
Main entry: ↑pickderived
▪ II. ˌpick sb/sthˈup derived
1. to take hold of sb/sth and lift them/it up
• She went over to the crying child and picked her up.
2. to receive an electronic signal, sound or picture
• We were able to pick up the BBC World Service.
• The survivors were rescued after their sounds were picked up by a television crew's microphone.
Main entry: ↑pickderived
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