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

• How about a little pick-me-up?
  来点提神的，怎么样？
• This visit should be a nice pick-me-up for her. I'm sure she'll like the flowers you bought her.
  这次拜访一定会让她开心起来，我想她一定很喜欢你给她买的花。
• Edamame, or boiled soybeans, are a great pick-me-up because they're easy to make, easy to transport, and fun to eat right out of the shell.
  毛豆或煮熟的大豆是很好的提神食物，原因是它们易于制作，易于运输，而且剥了皮就能食用，容易令人高兴。
• 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。
• Many of us rely on a cup of coffee to kick-start the day, but a study shows that the early morning pick-me-up could be all in the mind, The Daily Telegraph of London reported.
  据英国《每日电讯报》报道，很多人的一天都从清晨的一杯提神醒脑咖啡开始，但最新研究表明，咖啡的提神功效或许只是心理作用。
• 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。
• Seeing his girlfriend unexpectedly was a great pick-me-up.
  和女友不期而遇令他精神抖擞。
• He said: 'Buying the dessert was a real boost for my morale. I was dumped earlier this year and felt this could be a decent pick-me-up.
  买这块甜点真的可以鼓舞我的士气，今年年初我被甩了，我觉得这个真的是很好的提神的东西。
• In an effort to boost orange juice sales in predominantly continental breakfast eating England, a campaign was devised to extol the drink's eye-opening, pick-me-up qualities.
  英格兰极流行欧洲大陆式早餐，在那里橙汁的销售，便设计了一项旨在宣传饮料的醒目提神之特点的活动。
• With it, you can use a shorter period of time ( a few minutes to ten minutes), for strong CALCINED physical training, quick pick-me-up Xingnaojing.
  有了它，可以用较短的时间（几分钟至十几分钟），作较强的体力煅练，快速提神醒脑。