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
- How about a little pick-me-up?
来点提神的，怎么样？ - 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。 - He ordered whiskey as pick-me-up.
他点了威士忌当提神饮料。 - 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。 - Seeing his girlfriend unexpectedly was a great pick-me-up.
和女友不期而遇令他精神抖擞。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。