一日一词:高考中的高频短语pick up 与pick out

Pick: 摘,采,挑,选择,剔除
★ Pick up 与pick out的用法
pick up 拿起、捡起;意外地找到;(偶然地)学会;开车去接
He picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins. (拿起)
The bicycle was picked up in a small village. (意外找到)
pick sb. up (顺路)接某人(meet sb.+地点 专程接)
I'll pick you up in the car this evening. 今晚我开车来接你.
pick up a lot of English =learn a lot of English
I picked up a lot of English while I was in England. (I learnt.)
在英国的时候, 我学到了不少英语.
pick up the radio program = the program on the radio
在广播上收听节目
We were able to pick up the BBC World Service.
我们能收听到英国广播公司的国际广播节目。
★ pick out 挑出,选出,辩认出
There are so many beautiful cards on display, I can't pick out the ones I like best.
(I can't choose.) 陈列着那么多漂亮的明信片, 我挑不出最喜欢的.
When I went to the bookshop yesterday, I picked out two of the books which I needed most.
Look at these photos and see if you can pick out my mother.
The thief was picked out by several people.