1、concrete
混凝土
The posts have to be set in concrete.
這些柱子必須用混凝土固定。
They had lain on sleeping bags on the concrete floor.
他們就躺在鋪在混凝土地面上的睡袋上。
具體的;確實的
He had no concrete evidence.
他沒有確鑿的證據。
There were no concrete proposals on the table.
沒有具體的提議可供討論。
(計劃或觀點)固定的,不變的
As Mr Blunkett emphasised, nothing is yet set in concrete.
正如布倫基特先生所強調的,一切都還沒有定下來。
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。
(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。
(不費力地)獲得,學會
Where did you pick up your English?
你在哪兒學的英語?
Young people are picking up ideas about good drugs and bad drugs.
年輕人正在形成毒品有好壞之分的觀念。