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- 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。
- This deal would offer the best possible pick-me-up to the town's ailing economy.
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.- 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。 - 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。
- When you crave a pick-me-up, don't reach for chocolate or coffee — try peppermint oil instead...
英英释义
noun
- a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
- anything with restorative powers
- she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her
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。