perk up
昂首翘尾, 振作起来
例句与用法:
He looked depressed but perked up when his friends arrived.
他看上去无精打彩的,但朋友一来就精神起来了。
The horse perked up its head when I shouted.
我吆喝时那马扬起了头。
词形变化:
动词过去式: perked |
动词过去分词: perked |
动词现在分词: perking |
动词第三人称单数: perks |
活跃起来; 振作起来
After a few minutes, the students perked up and began a heated discussion.
过了几分钟, 学生们活跃起来, 开始了热烈的讨论。
perk upperk up1.■(重新)活跃起来,振作精神
perk up1.■(动物)昂起;翘起:The dog perked up its ears at the sound of its master's return.狗听见主人回来的声音竖起了耳朵。2.■(精力等)恢复过来:She perked up quickly after her illness.她病后恢复得很快。3.■(重新)活跃起来;振作起来;使活跃起来;使振作起来:Morale perked up immediately at the good news.听到这个好消息,士气立刻振作起来。4.■打扮;装饰;使漂亮(美观):The new skirt the little girl wears is perked up with golden silk embroidery.那个小姑娘穿的裙子由于镶有金色丝绣而显得更漂亮了。
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