perk
英 [pɜːk]
美 [pɝk]
- vi. 振作；昂首
- vt. 使振作；打扮；竖起
- n. 小费；额外收入
- n. (Perk)人名；(德、俄、捷、土)佩尔克；(英)珀克
助记提示
1. perch => perk.
2. perquisite => perk.
3. percolate => perk.
4. 老友记中的中央公园咖啡馆 Central Perk：它的名字是“Central Perk”（纽约的一个公园）的一个双关语，“perk”是指咖啡壶的一种过滤器类型。同时它还寓意着喝了咖啡后能恢复精神、振作精神的作用。
中文词源
perk 津贴，额外补贴缩写自perquisite,津贴，额外补贴。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. House prices could perk up during the autumn.
- 秋季房价可能上涨。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. House prices are expected to perk up.
- 预计房价会上涨.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. A shower would soon perk you up.
- 冲个淋浴你很快就会打起精神的.
来自《简明英汉词典》