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

• Pick-me-up: I usually have a coffee at home and one at work, but I also like the Vietnamese coffee from Pho Bang.
  提神饮料：我通常在家喝一杯咖啡，到办公室再喝一杯，但是我也喜欢PhoBang餐馆的越南咖啡。
• 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。
• 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。
• I had a little pick-me-up in my thermos.
  我的保温瓶里有点提神的酒。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She took a pill as a pick-me-up but it put her to sleep instead.
  她服了一片药当作提神剂，但却使她睡着了。