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
- Bob stopped at a drugstore for a pick-me-up after working three hours overtime.
鲍勃加班3小时后,在杂货店喝了点兴奋饮料。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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)。