pickup
noun uk/ˈpɪk.ʌp/ us/ˈpɪk.ʌp/
(COLLECTION)
[ C ]接（某人）;取（某物）;搭车地点
the act of picking someone or something up, or the place where it happens
The pickup point for the long-distance coaches is now in the new bus station. 长途汽车的搭乘点现在设在新汽车站。
[ C ] informal搭车者
a person who is picked up
The taxi driver said I was the first pickup that he'd had all evening. 出租车司机说整个晚上我是他的第一个乘客。
(SIGNAL)
[ C ]（电子乐器或电唱机的）电唱头，拾音器
a device on an electrical musical instrument or a record player that causes sounds to be produced or made louder
(INCREASE)
[ S ]增加；提高；改进
an increase or improvement
There's been a pickup in the value of the stock. 股价持续上涨。
have good/bad pickup US 加速性能好／差
(of a car) to be able/unable to increase speed quickly
This car has a very strong road grip and good pickup.
The diesel engine means it has good pickup.
Do petrol engines have better pickup than diesel engines?
The bad pickup may be caused by a fuel injector problem.
As the other vehicles sped by me, I felt embarrassed that my car had such bad pickup.
(TRUCK)
（同pickup truck）
a pickup truck
pickup
adjective [ only before noun ] US informal uk/ˈpɪk.ʌp/ us/ˈpɪk.ʌp/
（体育比赛）未经官方组织的
A pickup game is one that has not been officially organized.
The basketball courts bustled with pickup games. 临时拼凑起来的多场比赛在篮球场上热闹地进行着。