pick someone up

Related to word: pick

Phrasal Verb

Definition (法律)

  1. When the police detain someone, taking them to a police station to be interrogated or arrested.

    (警方)拘留,逮捕

    • The police picked up a suspicious individual while patrolling the streets.

      警方在巡逻街道时拘留了一名可疑人士。

    • The suspect was picked up by the police for theft.

      这名嫌疑人因盗窃被警方拘留。

    • Several suspects were picked up by the police during the raid.

      在突袭行动中,警方拘留了几名嫌疑人。

Definition (社交)

  1. To initiate a sexual or romantic relationship by engaging with someone you do not know, focusing a lot of attention on them.

    勾引(某人);与(某人)调情

    • He tried to pick up a girl sitting in the corner of the bar.

      他试图勾引坐在酒吧角落的一个女孩。

    • She overheard her friends talking about how to pick someone up they just met.

      她无意中听到朋友们在谈论如何勾引刚认识的人。

    • At the party, he easily picked up a random girl and asked her to dance.

      在派对上,他轻松地勾引了一个随机的女孩并邀她跳舞。