pick up(tr)
(a)扶起,抱起,拾起某人或物(常是从地上或从椅上或桌上):
He picked up the child and carried him into the house.(picked the childup)
他抱起孩子并把他抱进了屋里了。
She scatters toys all over the floor and I have to pick them up.
她把玩具抛撒得到处都是,我得给拾起来。
(b)(乘车)来接:
I won’t have time to come to your house but I could pick you up at theend of your road.
我会没有时间到你家来,但是我可以到你家马路尽头接你。
The coach stops at the principal hotels to pick up tourists,but only if theyarrange this in advance.(pick tourists up/pick them up)
大客车到各主要的旅馆来接观光者,但条件是必须事先安排好。
The crew of the wrecked yacht were picked up by helicopter.
失事的游艇上的船员们被直升机救起了。
(c)接收到无线电讯号:
Their SOS was picked up by another ship,which informed the lifeboatheadquarters.
他们的呼救讯号被另一条船收到了,后者通知了救生艇总部。
(d)以廉价购得,不费力地学会:
Sometimes you pick up wonderful bargains in these markets.
在这些市场上你有时能买到很好的便宜货。
Children usually pick up foreign languages very quickly.
儿童通常能很快地学会外语。
point
point out(tr) 指示,指给……看:
As we drove through the city the guide pointed out the most importantbuildings.(pointed the buildings out/pointed them out)
我们乘车通过市区时,导游把最重要的建筑物指给我们看。
pull
pull down(tr) 拆毁(指建筑物):
Everywhere elegant old buildings are being pulled down and mediocremodern erections are being put up.(pull down houses/pull them down)
到处都在拆毁美好的旧建筑,修建平庸的新建筑。
pull off(tr) 搞成功(宾语常用it):
Much to our surprise he pulled off the deal.(pulled it off)
使我们很惊讶的是,他居然把这笔交易搞成功了。
pull through(tr/intr) 病愈,使人病愈:
We thought she was going to die but her own will-power pulled herthrough.(tr)
我们本以为她要死了,但是她自己的意志力帮助她活了过来。(及物动词)
He is very ill but he’ll pull through if we look after him carefully.(intr)
他病得很厉害,但是如果我们仔细照料他,他会病愈的。(不及物动词)
pull up(intr) (车辆)停下:
A lay-by is a space at the side of a main road,where drivers can pull up ifthey want a rest.
路边停车处是干道沿线供想休息的司机停车的地方。
put
put aside/by(tr) 保留以供将来使用(常指钱,而且前者常指为了某种目的而把钱存起来):
He puts aside £50 a month to pay for his summer holiday.(puts itaside)
他每个月省下50镑存着,以备暑假用。
Don’t spend all your salary.Try to put something by each month.
别把薪水都花了。尽量每个月存下一点。
put away(tr) 整齐地收好(如放在抽屉或柜橱里):
Put your toys away,children;it’s bedtime.(put away the toys/putthem away)
孩子们,把玩具放好;该去睡了。
put something back 放回原处,放到该放的地方:
When you’ve finished with the book put it back on the shelf.
你看完这本书后,把它放回书架上。
put back a clock/watch 把时针往回拨(有时是一种比喻,指恢复过去的习俗):
Mother:Your father and I will arrange a marriage for youwhen the time comes.
母亲:到了时候,你爸爸和我会给你安排婚事的。
Daughter:You’re trying to put the clock back,mother.Parents don’tarrange marriages these days!(put back the clock/put it back)
女儿:妈妈,你是想恢复过去的那一套。眼下当父母的不再为儿女安排婚事了!
put down(tr)
(a)放下(pick up的反义词):
He picked up the saucepan and put it down at once because the handlewas almost red-hot.(put the saucepan down/put it down)
他拿起了锅,马上又把它放下了,因为锅柄差不多都烧红了。
(b)镇压起义,平息一次运动:
Troops were used to put down the rebellion.(put the rebellion down/putit down)
动用了军队镇压起义。
(c)写下来:
Put down his phone number before you forget it.(put the number down/put it down)
把他的电话号码写下来,别等忘了。
Customer(to shop assistant):I’ll take that one.Please put it down to me/to my account.
顾客(对店员):我买那一个。请记在我的账上。
put something down to(tr) 认为是由于……:
The children wouldn’t answer him,but he wasn’t annoyed as he put itdown to shyness.
孩子们不肯回答,但是他不恼,因为他认为这是因为孩子们害羞。
She hasn’t been well since she came to this country;I put it down to theclimate.
自从来到这个国家以后她一直身体不好。我认为是由于气候的缘故。
put forward a suggestion/proposal etc.提出建议等:
The older members of the committee are inclined to veto any suggestions put forward by the younger ones.(put a suggestion forward/put it for-ward)
委员会的老成员们趋向于否决年轻成员们提出的任何建议。