pickup
- IPA[ˈpɪkʌp]
英式
- a small van or truck with low sides.；an act of collecting a person or goods, especially in a vehicle
- informal and spontaneous
noun: pickup, plural noun: pickups
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. a small van or truck with low sides. 同義詞
- 2. an act of collecting a person or goods, especially in a vehicle travel by coach from your local pickup point to your hotel
- 3. informal a casual encounter with a stranger with a view to having sex most people met through casual pickups
- ▪ a person encountered with a view to having sex her flatmates are used to Susan's rugged pickups
- 4. an improvement, especially in an economy a pickup in demand 同義詞 反義詞
- 5. a device that produces an electrical signal in response to some other kind of signal or change.
- ▪ the cartridge of a record player, carrying the stylus.
- ▪ a device on an electric guitar which converts string vibrations into electrical signals for amplification.
- 6. the reception of signals, especially interference or noise, by electrical apparatus this microphone helps reduce the pickup of background noise
- 7. a series of introductory notes leading into the opening part of a tune.
- 8. a semicircular loop of metal for guiding the line back on to the spool as it is reeled in.
形容詞
- 1. North American informal informal and spontaneous a pickup basketball game
- a person who is skilled at striking up conversations in order to attract potential sexual ... he was an indiscriminate pickup artist I'm no pick-up artist—I get really shy and embarrassed
Oxford American Dictionary
- a person who is skilled at striking up conversations in order to attract potential sexual ... he was an indiscriminate pickup artist I'm no pick-up artist—I get really shy and embarrassed
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈpikˌəp]
美式
- a small truck with an enclosed cab and open back.
- informal and spontaneous: six players had started a full-court pickup basketball game
Oxford American Dictionary
