perk up

英 [pɜːk ʌp]

美 [pɜːrk ʌp]

（使）振奋; （使）活跃; （使）快活; 使更有趣; （使）增加; （使）上涨; （使）增值

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）振奋；（使）活跃；（使）快活
  If somethingperksyouupor if youperk up, you become cheerful and lively, after feeling tired, bored, or depressed.
  1. He perks up and jokes with them.
     他很活跃，还和他们开玩笑。
  2. ...suggestions to make you smile and perk you up.
     让你发笑、使你开心的建议
• PHRASAL VERB 使更有趣
  If youperksomethingup, you make it more interesting.
  1. To make the bland taste more interesting, the locals began perking it up with local produce...
     为了使这淡而无味的东西更有味道，当地人开始加些土特产调味。
  2. Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable story line.
     心理转折使原本老套的故事情节变得生动有趣。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）增加；（使）上涨；（使）增值
  If sales, prices, or economiesperk up, or if somethingperksthemup, they begin to increase or improve.
  1. House prices could perk up during the autumn...
     秋季房价可能上涨。
  2. Anything that could save the company money and perk up its cash flow was examined.
     所有能够为公司节省开支、增加流动资金的办法都研究过了。

英英释义

verb

• cause to be alert and energetic
  1. Coffee and tea stimulate me
  2. This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
  Synonym:stimulatearousebraceenergizeenergise
• gain or regain energy
  1. I picked up after a nap
  Synonym:perkpercolatepick upgain vigor

双语例句

• Perk up your kids'diet by adding more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains while cutting back on the junk foods.
  让孩子多吃水果、蔬菜、全麦食品，减少垃圾食品摄入。
• A nagging oversupply of houses and record-low home-builder confidence suggest new-home sales won't perk up soon, either.
  房屋始终供大于求和房屋建筑商信心处于历史低位，表明新屋销售也不会很快复苏。
• Money will be a big focus this month, and you will need to do the best you can until your prospects perk up in January.
  这笔钱将一大焦点的这个月，你将需要做，直到你的前景重新振作起来的最好的月份即可。
• Those measures, plus another round of quantitative easing, might perk up the economy without endangering the public finances.
  这些措施，加上另外一轮量化宽松，可能会振奋经济，而不用危及公共财政。
• Frame a few of your favorite Summer memories to perk up your mood.
  你也可以把你夏日里最美好的回忆带到办公室来，这样你的情绪也会高涨起来。
• After a little while my mood started to perk up and now I'm back to normal.
  过了一段时间，我的心情开始愉快起来，现在我回到了正常状态。
• The list of reforms needed to perk up the economy is not much shorter than it was when Lula took office in 2003, and other issues have grown in urgency.
  振兴经济所需的改革清单并不比卢拉2003年就职时短，其他一些问题也日趋紧迫。
• It's time to pay attention to home, as Mars is now in Scorpio and will perk up your home space beautifully.
  这时候要注意家中，因为火星是现在在天蝎座和会振作起来你家的空间很漂亮。
• CLAIRE: Don't worry, I gave him a little caffeine: he'll perk up.
  克莱尔：别担心，我给了他一点咖啡因：他会精神抖擞的。
• One of the sheep continued listless and inactive for days, but began to perk up this morning.
  有一只羊几天来老是没精打采的，可是今天早上开始活跃起来了。