1、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。

（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。

逮捕；拘捕

Rawlings had been picked up by police at his office.

羅林斯已在辦公室遭警察拘捕。

The police picked him up within the hour.

警察不到一小時就將他逮捕了。

2、effect

影響;效果;結果

Parents worry about the effect of music on their adolescent's behavior.

父母擔心音樂對青春期孩子的行為所產生的影響。

The austerity measures will have little immediate adverse effect on the average Moroccan.

財政緊縮政策不會對普通的摩洛哥人產生直接的負面影響。

為了給人印象;為了吸引注意力

Jock paused for effect, his eyes glinting over his glass as he took another drink.

喬克為了制造效果停下來又喝了口酒，他的眼睛在酒杯上方光芒閃爍。

The Cockney accent was put on for effect.

這倫敦腔是為了給人以深刻印象而故意裝出來的。