pick up
—phrasal verbwithpickverbuk/pɪk/us/pɪk/
(INCREASE)
toincreaseorimprove
增加；提高；改进
Thetruckpickedupspeedslowly.卡车慢慢加速。
Thewindalwayspicksup in theevening.一到晚上，风就越刮越大。
Thenumberofapplicantswillpickup during theautumn.秋季应聘者的数量会增加。
Hisspiritspickedup when he got the goodnews.他听到那个好消息后情绪好转了。
Hercareeronlybegantopickup when she was in herforties.她40多岁时事业才开始起步。
(PHONE)
toanswerthephone
接电话
Itriedhishomenumberbut he didn'tpickup.我拨打他家里电话，但他没接。