21. pick up 拿起，撿起；取(物)，用車接載(人)；獲得，學(xué)會(huì)；好轉(zhuǎn)，改進(jìn)，增加(速度)；(使)重新開(kāi)始，繼續(xù)　　

Their SOS was picked up by another ship, which informed the lifeboat headquarters. 他們的呼救訊號(hào)被另一條船收到了，后者通知了救生艇總部。　　

I won’t have time to come to your house but I could pick you up at the end of your road. 我會(huì)沒(méi)有時(shí)間到你家來(lái)，但是我可以到你家馬路盡頭接你。　　

The coach stops at the principal hotels to pick up tourists, but only if they arrange this in advance. 大客車到各主要的旅館來(lái)接觀光者，但條件是必須事先安排好。　　

After the first mile I started to feel stronger and my speed picked up. 跑了第1英里后我覺(jué)得有勁頭了，于是加快了速度。　　

22. put down 鎮(zhèn)壓；記下；降低　　

Put down his phone number before you forget it. 把他的電話號(hào)碼寫(xiě)下來(lái)，別等忘了。　　

Shops are being forced to put down their prices in order to attract customers. 為了吸引顧客，商店被迫降低價(jià)格。　　

23. put off 推遲，推延；阻止，勸阻　　

I’ll put off my visit to Scotland till the weather is warmer. 我要把到蘇格蘭去訪問(wèn)的事推遲到天氣轉(zhuǎn)暖以后。　　

Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers. 推遲要孩子的婦女通常做母親做得最好。　　

I had invited some guests to dinner but I had to put them off because a power cut prevented me from cooking anything. 我本來(lái)邀請(qǐng)一些客人來(lái)吃飯，但是不得不告訴他們先別來(lái)了，因?yàn)橥ｋ娛刮覠o(wú)法做菜。　　

24. put up with 容忍，忍受　　

They had put up with behaviour from their son which they would not have tolerated from anyone else. 他們?nèi)萑塘俗约簝鹤拥男袨椋�但�?duì)于其他任何人有這樣的行為他們都不會(huì)容忍。　　

She puts up with the loud noise of living in the city because the city is so exciting. 她忍受了城市生活的嘈雜喧鬧因?yàn)槌鞘惺侨绱肆钊伺d奮。　　

25. take up 開(kāi)始從事；把……繼續(xù)下去；著手處理；占去，占據(jù)　　

Alex only took up the piano when he was 14. 亞歷克斯到14歲時(shí)才開(kāi)始學(xué)鋼琴。　　

I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn’t want to take up too much of your time. 我知道你有多忙，當(dāng)然我不會(huì)占用你太多時(shí)間。　　

He has a very small room and most of the space is taken up by a grand piano. 他住一個(gè)很小的房間，房間里一多半地方被一臺(tái)大三角鋼琴占去了。　　

26. turn down 關(guān)小，調(diào)低；拒絕　　

Turn that record-player down —I’m trying to get some sleep. 把電唱機(jī)的聲音調(diào)低些——我想睡一會(huì)兒。　　

I applied for the job but they turned down my application because I didn’t know German. 我申請(qǐng)這個(gè)職務(wù)，但是他們拒絕了我的申請(qǐng)，因?yàn)槲也欢�德語(yǔ)。　　

該短語(yǔ)表示“關(guān)小”“調(diào)低”時(shí)反義詞是 turn up（調(diào)大）。如：　　

Let’s turn the heating up, I’m freezing. 把暖氣開(kāi)大些吧，我很冷。　　

Turn the TV up, I can’t hear what she’s saying. 把電視機(jī)的音量開(kāi)大，我聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)她說(shuō)的話。