tonic

英 [ˈtɒnɪk]

美 [ˈtɑːnɪk]

n. 奎宁水，汤力水(一种味微苦、常加于烈性酒中的有气饮料); 补药; 滋补品; 护发液; 护肤液

复数：tonics　

Collins.1 / BNC.7921 / COCA.12096

牛津词典

noun

奎宁水，汤力水（一种味微苦、常加于烈性酒中的有气饮料）
a clear fizzy drink (= with bubbles in it) with a slightly bitter taste, that is often mixed with a strong alcoholic drink, especially gin or vodka
1. a gin and tonic
  一杯杜松子酒奎宁水
补药；滋补品
a medicine that makes you feel stronger and healthier, taken especially when you feel tired
1. herbal tonics
  滋补草药
护发液；护肤液
a liquid that you put on your hair or skin in order to make it healthier
1. skin tonic
  化妆水
使精神振奋的东西
anything that makes people feel healthier or happier
1. The weekend break was just the tonic I needed.
  周末休息正是我所需要的养精蓄锐的机会。
主音（自然音阶中的第一音）
the first note of a scale of eight notes
语调音节，语调核心（区别音高变化的音节）
the syllable in a tone unit on which a change in pitch takes place

N-MASS 奎宁水(略有苦味的无色汽水，常与杜松子酒等调配饮用)
Tonicortonic wateris a colourless fizzy drink that has a slightly bitter flavour and is often mixed with alcoholic drinks, especially gin.
1. Keeler sipped at his gin and tonic.
  基勒小口抿着他加了奎宁水的杜松子酒。
2. ...low-calorie tonics.
  低热量的奎宁水
3. A glass of tonic can be referred to as atonicor atonic water.
  (一杯)奎宁水
4. I'll just have a tonic water.
  我就来杯奎宁水吧。
N-MASS 补药;补剂;滋补药
Atonicis a medicine that makes you feel stronger, healthier, and less tired.
1. Britons are spending twice as much on health tonics as they were five years ago...
  英国人如今在健康补药上花的钱是 5 年前的两倍。
2. Ginseng is generally known for its tonic properties.
  人参以其滋补功效而广为人知。
N-COUNT 有兴奋(或激励)作用的事物
Atonicis anything that makes you feel stronger, more cheerful, or more enthusiastic.
1. Seeing Marcus at that moment was a great tonic...
  在那一刻见到马库斯是非常令人兴奋的事。
2. His generous offer was a tremendous tonic for our morale.
  他的慷慨相助对我们的士气是种极大的激励。
护肤液;护发液;生发水
Skintonicor hairtonicis a liquid that you put on your skin or hair in order to improve it.
主音
Thetonicof a musical scale is its first note.

noun

a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
Synonym:restorative
(music) the first note of a diatonic scale
Synonym:keynote
a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
1. in New England they call sodas tonics
Synonym:popsodasoda popsoda water
lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
Synonym:tonic waterquinine water

adj

imparting vitality and energy
1. the bracing mountain air
Synonym:bracingbriskfreshrefreshingrefreshful
used of syllables
1. a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word
Synonym:accented
relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
1. tonic harmony
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
1. Chinese is a tonal language
Synonym:tonal
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
1. a tonic reflex
2. tonic muscle contraction

Chinese wolfberry is an excellent tonic.
枸杞是滋补佳品。
Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
笑是补药，是缓解和终止痛苦的灵药。
A good dose of tonic will help you to pick up.
一剂好的补品将有助于身体康复。
Please bring us a whisky soda and a gin with tonic water.
请给我们一杯威士忌苏打和一杯金酒汤力。
Sea air is Nature's best tonic for mind and body.
海上的空气是大自然赋予的对人们身心的最佳补品。
We Chinese have a custom of eating tonic food during wintertime.
我们中国人有冬季吃补品的习惯。
His generous offer was a tremendous tonic for our morale.
他的慷慨相助对我们的士气是种极大的激励。
Answer: ginseng is a tonic while it is not good at curing disease.
答：人参是补药，而这是不擅长治疗的疾病。
He was knocking back his 10th gin and tonic of the day
他正在大口喝着今天的第10杯加奎宁水的杜松子酒。
Life is the best medicinal liquor with great tonic effect.
生命是最伟大的补益作用与药酒。