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

词态变化


复数: perks;

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》