pick up
1) lift - 집어 들다. 들어올리다.
- I can't pick up my girlfriend because she's too fat.
- she picked it up because it was ringing.
2) improve (get better) - 개선되다. 나아지다. 좋아지다.
- The weather picked up after lunch.
- The movie picked me up.
- I hope my health picks up soon.
3) buy / purchase n) v) 물건을 사다. 구입하다.
- I need to pick up some milk
- Did you pick anything up when you went to the mall?
- Thanks for picking me up a coffee.
4) go faster (speed) 속도를 내다.
- The train picked up speed.
- We need to pick up the pace.
5) pick (someone) up (someone 헌팅하다.
- you meet someone in public for the first time
- and you get their phone number or email because you are sexually interested
- Are you trying to pick me up?
- I picked up a hot girl at the Supermarket.
6) pick (someone) up (someone) 픽업하다. 데리러가다. 맞긴 물건을 찾다.
something something
= stop for and take with you
- I picked up my clothes from the dry cleaners.
- Can you pick me up from school tomorrow?
drop someone off 내려다 주다.
something
- My mother usually drops me off at school in the mooring.
- Can you drop me off at my friend's house?
7) pick up the tab 가격을 지불하다
= you accept responsibility for the bill
- My folks always pick up the tab when we eat out.
8) pick up
= learn knowledge of a language 언어를 배우다.
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