[영숙어] pick

pick

여러가지 중에서 하나를 고르거나 집어올리다

고르다, 선택하다, 태워주다, 찾아오(가)다

 

pick on

괴롭히다, 못살게 굴다

pick on me

pick on a small boy

Why don't you pick on someone your own size?

The boy picks on her because he doesn't know how to express his affection

 

≒ bully

The boys bullied Tim throughout the year

 

 

pick out

고르다(골라내다), 선택하다

pick out real diamonds

pick out gifted children

You need to pick out some solid information

It is difficult to pick out genuine emails

 

≒ choose

She was chosen as the 5th America's Top Model

 

 

pick up 1

차를 태워주다

물건을 찾아오다

(어질러진 것을) 치우다

pick up my children after school

pick up my shirt from the laundry

Please pick up your room

I need to pick up my prescription from the drugstore

 

≒ collect

I forgot to go collect my laundry on my way home

 

 

pick up 2

배우다

pick up some Italian

pick up a few words

Where did you pick up those dirty words?

He started to pick up some Korean

 

≒ learn

The child learned how to drive a car by observing his father

 

 

pick up 3

좋아지다

명사로도 사용 ex. pickup in prices 가격 인상

the economy is picking up

pick up speed

His new business is really beginning to pick up

Her career began to pick up

 

≒ improve