Their diet consisted mainly of vegetables .他们的日常饮食以蔬菜为主。

consist in 存在于；在于

The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings .

这座城市的美就在于它那些宏伟的建筑。

True education does not consist in simply being taught facts .

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6. pick up

1) 拿起；拾起

He picked up his suitcase and went out .

pick oneself up （跌倒后）站起来

2) 无意地（偶然）买到；顺便去买

Where did you pick up that lovely old vase ?

Don't forget to pick up the ice-cream on the way home .

3) 得到；染上

Where did you pick up that book/ such ideas / the habit / the cold ?

He has picked up some bad habits at the club.

4) （非正规地）学会；学到

He picked up French while he was staying in Paris.

He picks up languages easily .

5) 取（某物）；接（某人）上车

I'll pick you up on the corner at three ;don't be late !

Did you pick the washing up from the laundry ?

6) 整理；收拾

Pick up your room before Mother sees it .

___________________________________________.在客人到来前这个房间必须整理一下。

7) 收听到；听到(谣传)

pick up the BBC English programs

---"I hear that Buckingham Palace is to be turned into a museum ."

--- Where did you pick that up ?

8) (身体)恢复；（情绪）好转；（情况）好转

She is picking up wonderfully since she came out of hospital .

He's not feeling very well at the moment , but he'll soon pick up .

She's picking up in her school work .

9) 加快（速度）

The train moved slowly from the station , but picked up speed as it reached the open country .

7. contribute (contribution 贡献；捐赠物 ; contributor 捐款人；投稿人)

　1) vt. / vi. 捐献；捐赠；出钱

contribute food and clothing for the refugees

He had contributed to the Hope Project several times .

He contributes $ 100 to the charity every year.

2) 贡献出 vt.

The Sung Dynasty contributed three great inventions to world civilization .

He did not contribute one idea to the discussion .

3) 投稿