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
- 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。 - 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)。 - "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。 - 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。 - Anytime you need a pick-me-up, simply open your happier app and enjoy all of the happy moments posted by your friends.
任何时候需要高兴起来的时候,只要打开更快乐应用程序就可以享受朋友们上传的所有快乐时刻。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。