1、invention

发明物;创造的事物

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

推广他的新发明一直是件棘手的事情。

The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.

纺车是中国人的发明。

发明;创造

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

印刷机发明以后的 50 年间,有 800 多万册图书被印刷。

the invention of the telephone.

电话的发明

捏造;虚构

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

在这些方面和其他几个方面都存在许多捏造与夸张之处。

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

这个故事当然特别受欢迎,但它无疑纯属虚构。

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。

（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。

（不费力地）获得，学会

Where did you pick up your English?

你在哪儿学的英语？

Young people are picking up ideas about good drugs and bad drugs.

年轻人正在形成毒品有好坏之分的观念。