pickup

pickup
noun

(亦作 pickup truck)a small van or truck with low sides
小卡车；轻型货车
[often as modifier]an act of collecting a person or goods, especially in a vehicle
集运
travel by coach from your local pickup point to your hotel.
坐大巴士从你们当地的集运点前往酒店。
■[mass noun]the reception of signals, especially interference or noise, by electrical apparatus
检波，拾音，收听
(informal)a casual encounter with someone with a view to having sexual intercourse
(非正式)偶然结识，萍水相逢
■a person met in such an encounter
卖淫者，娼妓
an improvement in an economic indicator
（经济指标的）好转，恢复
signs of a pickup in demand.
需求转好的迹象。
a device that produces an electrical signal in response to some other kind of signal or change, in particular
根据某种信号或变化而发出电信号的设备，尤指
■the cartridge of a record player, carrying the stylus
（唱机的）收唱器（包括唱头、唱针等）
■a device on a musical instrument, particularly an electric guitar, which converts sound vibrations into electrical signals for amplification
（乐器上的）拾音器，转接器，选接器；放大器
(Music)a series of introductory notes leading into the opening part of a tune
(乐)序曲
(Fishing)a semicircular loop of metal for guiding the line back on to the spool as it is reeled in
(渔)拾线圈

adjective

[attrib.](N. Amer. informal)informal and spontaneous
(北美，非正式)非正式的；自发的
a pickup basketball game.
一场非正式篮球赛。

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