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pep

英 [pep] 美 [pɛp]

n. 活力；锐气，劲头
vt. 激励；使充满活力，使精力充沛
n. (Pep)人名；(英)佩普

中文词源

pep 激励，使活跃，精力，热情

缩写自pepper,辣椒。引申词义活力，精力，热情等。

英文词源

pep (n.): "vigor, energy," 1912, shortened form of pepper (n.), which was used in the figurative sense of "spirit, energy" from at least 1847. Pep rally is attested from 1945; pep talk from 1926. To pep (something) up is from 1925.

双语例句

1. Powell spent the day giving pep talks to the troops.: 鲍威尔花了1天时间为部队作动员讲话。

2. The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday.: 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。

3. I gave him an extra dose of glucose to pep him up.: 我给他多注射了一剂葡萄糖以增强他的活力.

4. At this point nothing can pep him up.: 现在什么也不能使他振奋起来.

5. He's full of pep in the morning.: 他早上精力充沛.