学个词Learn a Word 第1062期 To pick up

今天我们要学的词是pick up。 To pick up, 有改善的意思。 "We played terribly in the first half of the game, but picked up after halftime," 我们上半场比赛打得特别烂，但是中场过后明显改观。美国五年前发生卡特里娜飓风，对墨西哥湾地区的旅游业造成了沉重打击。 "Hotel occupancy in the Gulf¹ area started to slowly pick up in 2008," 直到2008年，墨西哥湾地区的旅馆客房使用率才慢慢开始回升。在美国， "In spite of persistent² unemployment, the pace of consumer spending picked up in July," 虽然失业率居高不下，但是七月份的消费者支出还是出现了上扬。好的，今天我们学习的词是pick up...

 

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。