说明:   欢迎你进入单词银行单元，在学好课文的基础上,希望你进一步巩固这些重要词汇,这将极大地促进你的英语水平的提高. pick someone up (v phr) 搭载某人 Ex: Dad will pick Jimmy up on the way home from work. cousin (n) 表(堂)兄弟；表(堂)姐妹 Ex: My cousin Jerry is my mother's sister's son. stop in one's tracks (v phr) 当场站住不动 Ex: When Anthony sees my new car, he will stop in his tracks. sigh (v) 叹气；叹息 Ex: When I am tired, everyone can hear me sigh. pick on someone (v phr) 挑剔；批评某人 Ex: My little brother doesn't like it when I pick on him. complain (v) 抱怨；诉苦 Ex: Jimmy complained about all the homework he had to do. pick something apart (v phr) 对事情吹毛求疵；严厉批评 Ex: Charlie didn't like my story. He really picked it apart. hurry (v) 快一点；匆忙 Ex: Let's hurry so we don't miss the bus. pick up one's feet (v phr) 加快（速度） Ex: John needs to pick up his feet or he will never finish his work. march (v) 前进；行进 Ex: The soldiers marched thirty miles before noon. as usual (prep phr) 和往常一样 Ex: As usual, Joe and Jimmy were late for the meeting. call someone names (v phr) 骂某人 Ex: It isn't nice to call people names. pick fights (v phr) 挑起争端 Ex: That boy always picks fights with smaller kids. whine (v) 抱怨；发牢骚 Ex: Some people whine when they don't get what they want. command (n) 发号施令；命令 Ex: The army's command unit tells everyone what to do. pick up the scent of (v phr) 闻到…… Ex: I quickly picked up the scent of food in the kitchen. basket (n) 篮子 Ex: There were many good things to eat in the basket. pick up speed (v phr) 加速前进 Ex: We need to pick up speed to get there in time. gripe (v) 发怨言 Ex: Sammy griped that he worked too hard for too little pay. watermelon (n) 西瓜 Ex: Jane ate three slices of watermelon. pick and choose (v phr) 挑三拣四；仔细挑选 Ex: There was so much food, we could pick and choose what we wanted. plate (n) 盘子；碟 Ex: Anthony was so hungry that he filled his plate with food. nephew (n) 侄子；外甥 Ex: My brother's son is my nephew. run along (v phr) 走开；离开 Ex: The kids can run along and play after they do their homework. run along (v phr) 走开；离开 Ex: The kids can run along and play after they do their homework. pick out something (v phr) 选择某物 Ex: Angela picked out a pretty blue dress to buy. scurry (v) 仓促疾走 Ex: Bugs scurry away when you try to step on them. picky (adj) 挑剔的 Ex: My picky brother only likes food that is yellow. pick through something (v phr) 选遍；查遍某物 Ex: I picked through all the apples to find the best one. leftover (adj) 剩下的 Ex: For a week after Christmas, we eat leftover turkey. pick something clean (v phr) 将某物吃尽、捡光 Ex: The hungry dogs picked the beef bones clean. yuck (interj) 呸（表反感、厌恶） Ex: When Sarah doesn't like the taste of something, she says, "Yuck." crummy (adj) 不佳；劣质的 Ex: This crummy TV doesn't work properly. pick over something (v phr) 挑拣 Ex: After the shoppers picked over the fruit, there wasn't much left. frosting (n) （蛋糕上的）糖霜 Ex: I like the frosting better than the cake. disobey (v) 违抗；不服从 Ex: Do not disobey your parents or your teachers. tasty (adj) 可口的；美味的 Ex: My mother makes the most tasty hamburgers in the world. grin (v) 露齿而笑 Ex: Philip grinned when he heard the funny joke. pick away at something (v phr) 一点一点地捡食某物；一点一点地做 Ex: Keep picking away at your homework, and you will finish it. icing (n) 糖衣 Ex: I like icing on cakes and cookies. shift (v) 移动 Ex: Please shift your books to the other side of the table. plastic (adj) 塑料的 Ex: The child's plastic toy broke when Jimmy stepped on it. bite-sized (adj) 很小的 Ex: Mother cut the apple into bite-sized pieces. naughty (adj) 调皮的 Ex: The naughty child threw a stone and broke our window. tumble (v) 跌落；跌倒 Ex: Large rocks tumbled down the mountain. pick up the pieces (v phr) 收拾残局；恢复正常 Ex: When Charlie's wife died, we all helped him pick up the pieces of his life.