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

• Seeing his girlfriend unexpectedly was a great pick-me-up.
  和女友不期而遇令他精神抖擞。
• I'm tired and need a pick-me-up.
  我有些累，需要点让自己清醒的东西。
• 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 ordered whiskey as pick-me-up.
  他点了威士忌当提神饮料。
• 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。
• How about a little pick-me-up?
  来点提神的，怎么样？
• 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。
• 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。
• Caffeine is known more as a pick-me-up than a home remedy, but for years scientists have wondered whether it may have benefits for people with asthma.
  咖啡因常被人们视作提神佳品，而非家庭药方；然而，多年来，科学家却一直想知道它是否能对哮喘患者有所裨益。
• I had a little pick-me-up in my thermos.
  我的保温瓶里有点提神的酒。