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。
• He explained: 'Whenever I need a pick-me-up, I find a quiet corner and perform some form of body-weight exercise that jolts my heart up to at last 70 percent of the maximal beats per minute ( for me, that's about 170).
  他说：当我需要提神了，我会去找一个安静的角落来做一些负重锻炼，来使我的心跳达到最快速度的70%（对我来说大约是每分钟170次）。
• 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。
• In this part of the country, it is traditional to drink brandy with coffee as a morning pick-me-up.
  在国内这个地区，把白兰地和咖啡混在一起当早晨提神的饮料喝是个传统。
• There's also always a perfume sample in her purse'for a little pick-me-up. '
  她还会在手包里放上一个香水小样，让自己心情好起来。
• Mr Cameron was visiting Plymouth for Armed Forces Day when he stopped at The Sandwich Box Plus in search of a pick-me-up.
  那天，卡梅伦正要前往普利茅斯出席军人节庆祝大会，他把车停在TheSandwichBoxPlus店外，想进去买杯咖啡提提神。
• Seeing his girlfriend unexpectedly was a great pick-me-up.
  和女友不期而遇令他精神抖擞。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。