1、invention

發明物;創造的事物

It's been a tricky business marketing his new invention.

推廣他的新發明一直是件棘手的事情。

The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.

紡車是中國人的發明。

發明;創造

More than eight million books were printed within fifty years after the invention of the printing press.

印刷機發明以后的 50 年間,有 800 多萬冊圖書被印刷。

the invention of the telephone.

電話的發明

捏造;虛構

In these and several other respects, there are many inventions and exaggerations.

在這些方面和其他幾個方面都存在許多捏造與夸張之處。

The story was certainly a favourite one, but it was undoubtedly pure invention.

這個故事當然特別受歡迎,但它無疑純屬虛構。

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。