" Listen, I need to pick up something in town."

“听着，我得进城去拿东西。”

Of course, again, just like lifting something we can pick up something.

当然，和 lift something（举起某物）一样，我们还有 pick up something（捡起某物）。

I have told you that I had picked up something of medicine.

我告诉过你们，我学得了一些医药上的知识。

And then pick up something and see if the two will go together.

然后再拿起一些东西，看看这两者是否能结合在一起。

No problem. By the way, I picked up something you might be able to use.

没问题 对了 我买了一个你可能用得上的东西。

I love hearing that very distinct sound that it makes every time I pick up something.

我喜欢每次捡起东西时发出的那种独特声音。

It's a time that everyone can pick up something to read, fifteen or twenty minutes on a weekend.

这段时间里家里的每个人都选一本书读，周末可能读个15-20分钟。

Pick up something, anything, from the floor.

从地板上捡起任何东西。

He might pick up something about the normal distribution.

他可能会学到一些关于正态分布的东西。

" To pick up something quickly" is to learn something quickly.

“to pick up something quickly”就是学得很快。

He picked up something from the floor and put it somewhere.

他从地上捡起一样东西， 放在某个地方。

So, you can pick up something on the way home from work.

所以，你可以在下班回家的路上买点东西。

" If we stay we'd better go and pick up something to eat" .

“如果我们留下来， 我们最好去买点吃的” 。

The girl picked up something from the floor and handed it to Poirot.

女孩从地上捡起一样东西递给波洛。

When the radar at Puerto Rico's Harecibo Observatory honed in on Mercury's poles, it picked up something that left researchers befuddled.

当位于波多黎各的Harecibo天文台的雷达聚焦于水星极地收集到的信息迷惑了研究人员。

Never mind. I'll pick up something.

我们很久没单独相处了。

Uh, maybe I'll pick up something on the way to work.

呃 还是在上班的路上买早点吧。

We just came in to pick up something that might have been set aside?

我们来找某样被遗失的东西？

" To grab" (grab) normally means to use your hand and pick up something, often quickly.

“抢” （grab）通常意味着用你的手拿起东西， 通常很快。

" To pick up something" can also mean to lift something up in the air with your hand.

“To pick up something”也可以表示用手将某物举到空中。