pick-up

英 [pɪk ʌp]

美 [pɪk ʌp]

n. 提取; 搭便车

复数：pick-ups　

柯林斯词典

皮卡；轻型货车
Apick-upor apick-up truckis a small truck with low sides that can be easily loaded and unloaded.
N-SING （贸易或经济的）好转，改善
Apick-up intrade orina country's economy is an improvement in it.
1. ...a pick-up in the housing market...
  房地产市场的回暖
2. The economy remains deep in recession with few signs of a pick-up.
  经济仍深陷衰退之中，几乎没有好转的迹象。
N-COUNT 接人；取走物品；提货
Apick-uptakes place when someone picks up a person or thing that is waiting to be collected.
1. The company had pick-up points in most cities...
  这家公司在大部分城市都有提货点。
2. Trains will operate from Waterloo with a pick-up stop at Ashford.
  火车从滑铁卢站出发，途中会在阿什福德站停靠上人。
N-COUNT （以发生性关系为目的的）搭识，搭讪
When apick-uptakes place, someone talks to a person in a friendly way in the hope of having a casual sexual relationship with them.
1. They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint.
  他们已来到了世界上最著名的调情场所。

The taxi driver said I was the first pick-up that he'd had all evening.
出租车司机说整个晚上我是第一个搭他车的人。
THIS week the death-knell sounded for America's love affair with pick-up trucks and sport-utility vehicles ( SUVs).
本周，美国人钟爱皮卡车和运动型汽车（SUV）时代的丧钟敲响。
You pick-up a guitar and you either like it or don't like it.
你拿起一把吉他，你可能喜欢也可能不喜欢。
The economy remains deep in recession with few signs of a pick-up.
经济仍深陷衰退之中，几乎没有好转的迹象。
The most recent trade data from China appears to confirm his view, with a pick-up in demand.
中国最近的交易数据显示需求出现增长，这似乎印证了他的观点。
Pick-up and deliver goods, tourists, raw materials.
装载和运送货物、游客和原材料。
The latest straw in the wind is a pick-up in sales among the nation's retail giants.
最新的迹象是该国几家零售巨头的销售额有所上升。
This has enhanced the relative attractiveness of corporate bonds, which offer a significant yield pick-up.
这种情况增加了公司债券的相对吸引力，因为能提供较高的收益。
Which pick-up service is most convenient for me? I am staying at the Hilton Hotel.
在哪里上车对我最方便？我住在希尔顿饭店。
People driving pick-up trucks loaded with water splash everyone in their path.
人们开着装满水的卡车向路上的每个人泼水；