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皮卡;輕型貨車
A pick-up or a pick-up truck is a small truck with low sides that can be easily loaded and unloaded.
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(貿易或經濟的)好轉,改善
A pick-up in trade or in a country's economy is an improvement in it.
例句
...a pick-up in the housing market...
房地產市場的回暖
The economy remains deep in recession with few signs of a pick-up.
經濟仍深陷衰退之中,幾乎沒有好轉的跡象。
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接人;取走物品;提貨
A pick-up takes place when someone picks up a person or thing that is waiting to be collected.
例句
The company had pick-up points in most cities...
這家公司在大部分城市都有提貨點。
Trains will operate from Waterloo with a pick-up stop at Ashford.
火車從滑鐵盧站出發,途中會在阿什福德站停靠上人。
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(以發生性關系為目的的)搭識,搭訕
When a pick-up takes place, someone talks to a person in a friendly way in the hope of having a casual sexual relationship with them.
例句
They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint.
他們已來到了世界上最著名的調情場所。