perk
英 [p??k]
美 [p?k]
- vi. 振作；昂首
- vt. 使振作；打扮；豎起
- n. 小費；額外收入
- n. (Perk)人名；(德、俄、捷、土)佩爾克；(英)珀克
助記提示
1. perch => perk.
2. perquisite => perk.
3. percolate => perk.
4. 老友記中的中央公園咖啡館 Central Perk：它的名字是“Central Perk”（紐約的一個公園）的一個雙關(guān)語，“perk”是指咖啡壺的一種過濾器類型。同時它還寓意著喝了咖啡后能恢復(fù)精神、振作精神的作用。
中文詞源
perk 津貼，額外補貼縮寫自perquisite,津貼，額外補貼。
英文詞源
- perk (v.)
- late 14c., "to make oneself trim or smart," perhaps from Old North French perquer "to perch" (Modern French percher; see perch (n.1)), on notion of a bird preening its plumage. Sense of "raise oneself briskly" is first attested 1520s; perk up "recover liveliness" is from 1650s. Related: Perked; perking.
- perk (n.)
- 1869, shortened and altered form of perquisite (q.v.); as a verb, 1934 as shortened and altered form of percolate.
雙語例句
- 1. Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable story line.
- 心理轉(zhuǎn)折使原本老套的故事情節(jié)變得生動有趣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. House prices could perk up during the autumn.
- 秋季房價可能上漲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Perk up a dark kitchen with a coat of paint.
- 把昏暗的廚房油漆一下使它更亮堂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. House prices are expected to perk up.
- 預(yù)計房價會上漲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. A shower would soon perk you up.
- 沖個淋浴你很快就會打起精神的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》