1、purchase
买;购买;采购
He purchased a ticket and went up on the top deck.
他买了一张票,然后上到顶层甲板。
Most of those shares were purchased from brokers.
大部分的股份是从经纪人手中购得的。
紧握;牢牢抓住
I got a purchase on the rope and pulled.
我紧抓住绳子,用力去拉。
I couldn't get any purchase with the screwdriver on the damn screws.
我用螺丝刀拧那些该死的螺丝钉时一点也使不上劲儿。
所购之物;购置物
She opened the tie box and looked at her purchase. It was silk, with maroon stripes.
她打开领带盒,看着她买回的东西:一条带有褐红色条纹的丝制领带。
2、pick up
拿起;提起;拾起;捡起
He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.
他从地板上拾起帽子,重新戴在头上。
Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it.
里德利拿起一支铅笔,不停地在手里摆弄着。
(跌倒或被击倒后)使(自己)慢慢站起(或爬起)
Anthony picked himself up and set off along the track.
安东尼自己慢慢爬起来,又开始沿着跑道跑下去。
(通常指开车)接载,取走
We drove to the airport the next morning to pick up Susan.
我们第二天早晨开车去机场接苏姗。
She went over to her parents' house to pick up some clean clothes.
她去了趟父母家取些干净衣服。