1、purchase

買；購買；采購

He purchased a ticket and went up on the top deck.

他買了一張票，然后上到頂層甲板。

Most of those shares were purchased from brokers.

大部分的股份是從經紀人手中購得的。

緊握；牢牢抓住

I got a purchase on the rope and pulled.

我緊抓住繩子，用力去拉。

I couldn't get any purchase with the screwdriver on the damn screws.

我用螺絲刀擰那些該死的螺絲釘時一點也使不上勁兒。

所購之物；購置物

She opened the tie box and looked at her purchase. It was silk, with maroon stripes.

她打開領帶盒，看著她買回的東西：一條帶有褐紅色條紋的絲制領帶。

2、pick up

拿起；提起；拾起；撿起

He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.

他從地板上拾起帽子，重新戴在頭上。

Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it.

里德利拿起一支鉛筆，不停地在手里擺弄著。

（跌倒或被擊倒后）使（自己）慢慢站起（或爬起）

Anthony picked himself up and set off along the track.

安東尼自己慢慢爬起來，又開始沿著跑道跑下去。

（通常指開車）接載，取走

We drove to the airport the next morning to pick up Susan.

我們第二天早晨開車去機場接蘇姍。

She went over to her parents' house to pick up some clean clothes.

她去了趟父母家取些干凈衣服。