pick-me-up

英 [ˈpɪk miː ʌp]

美 [ˈpɪk miː ʌp]

n.  提神物品，兴奋剂(尤指药物或酒精饮料)

牛津词典

noun

• 提神物品，兴奋剂（尤指药物或酒精饮料）
  something that makes you feel better, happier, healthier, etc., especially medicine or an alcoholic drink
  1. This deal would offer the best possible pick-me-up to the town's ailing economy.
     这笔交易对该镇每况愈下的经济是一服最好的强心剂。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 提神的东西；使人兴奋的东西
  Apick-me-upis something that you have or do when you are tired or depressed in order to make you feel better.
  1. When you crave a pick-me-up, don't reach for chocolate or coffee — try peppermint oil instead...
     如果想提神，不要吃巧克力或者喝咖啡，试试薄荷油。
  2. This is an ideal New Year pick-me-up — a five day holiday in the Bahamas.
     这是一服理想的新年强心剂——巴哈马5日游。

英英释义

noun

• a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
  Synonym:bracer
• anything with restorative powers
  1. she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her
  Synonym:pickup

双语例句

• LL: I don't really like chocolate, so when I need a pick-me-up, I usually eat ice cream.
  我也喜欢吃冰淇淋，不过，和冰淇淋比起来，我觉得“逛街买东西”更容易帮我调节心情。
• These herbs attract customers, such as over-worked office staff, in need of a modest pick-me-up.
  这些中药吸引了需要适度提神的顾客，如加班时间过长的上班族等。
• Seeing his girlfriend unexpectedly was a great pick-me-up.
  和女友不期而遇令他精神抖擞。
• "It's a real sensory lift, a pick-me-up, having a garden to wander out into on a sunny day," she says.
  “能够在阳光明媚的日子中徜徉其间，这是一次真正的感官享受，犹如喝让人提神的酒，”她说。
• How about a little pick-me-up?
  来点提神的，怎么样？
• When you crave a pick-me-up, don't reach for chocolate or coffee — try peppermint oil instead
  如果想提神，不要吃巧克力或者喝咖啡，试试薄荷油。
• Bob stopped at a drugstore for a pick-me-up after working three hours overtime.
  鲍勃加班3小时后，在杂货店喝了点兴奋饮料。
• Treating yourself to ice cream is a good pick-me-up.
  善待你自己，给自己买个冰淇淋吃，这是使你精神振作的好办法。
• I'm tired and need a pick-me-up.
  我有些累，需要点让自己清醒的东西。
• The results suggest that coffee's pick-me-up powers may be at least partly due to consumers anticipating a caffeine "hit".
  由此说明，咖啡的提神功效或许，至少部分，是因为饮用者对其提神功效的心理预期所导致。