Question

一道英语题，应该比较简单（高一）

Kathy ______a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.
A.picked up B.took up C.made up D.turned up

Answer 1

选A 呵呵 这题常考喔
解释如下 咳咳
pick up 的 12 种用法如下：

1. 捡起、拿起(某物)；扶起(某人)
　　Mr Black picked up his hat and went out. 布莱克先生拿起帽子走了出去。

2. (在无线电中)收听、接收
　　It is necessary to use a short-wave radio to pick up the programmes. 必须有一台短波收音机才能收听到这些节目。

3. (用车)来接(可以是到某处去接某人或载货，也可以是中途顺便把人或物带走)
　　I'll pick you up at your home tomorrow. 明天我会开车到你家接你。

4. 跌倒后(自己)站起来
　　The little girl slipped and fell, but she quickly picked herself up. 这个小女孩滑倒了，但很快就站了起来。

5. 收拾；整理
　　You'd better pick up the tools after finishing the work. 完成工作后你最好把这些工具收拾起来。

6. (指不是通过正规教育和指导)学会、掌握、(尤指偶然地)得到消息
　　I don't know where my children have picked up those rude words. 我不知道我的孩子在哪儿学来的那些粗话。

7. 无意地(用较少的钱)买到；顺便去买
You can often pick up lots of used stamps very cheaply. 你经常可以很便宜地买到大量用过的邮票。

8. 恢复精神 / 健康；(生意)好转、恢复
This old man is beginning to pick up now. 现在这位老人开始恢复健康。

9. 加快(速度)
The wild horses picked up speed, so the hunters couldn't catch up with them. 野马加快了速度，因此猎人们追不上它们了。

10. (未经正式介绍)随便地结识(常指异性)
I think Jack picked Mary up at a dance. 我想杰克一定是在一次舞会上认识玛丽的。

11. 挣得(某物，尤指一笔钱)
My brother picked up 120 dollars for three days' work. 我弟弟工作了3天， 挣了120美元。

12. 捉住；逮捕
The police picked the thief up as he was leaving the shop. 窃贼正要离开商店时，警察捉住了他。

而lz这题就是第6种用法喔
如果其他选项不知道意思 欢迎追问~
希望对你有所帮助 祝楼主进步哈

Answer 2

A pick up 有学会什么的意思，句子大意为Kathy 和当地的男孩和女孩一块玩，想和会了许多西班牙语。

Answer 3

选A，Kathy通过与 native boys and girls的玩耍，学会了很多西班牙语。picked up有学会的意思。