1PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)振奋;(使)活跃;(使)快活 If something perks you up or if you perk up, you become cheerful and lively, after feeling tired, bored, or depressed. (使)振奋;(使)活跃;(使)快活 [Also VERBPREPOSITION n (not pron)]
He perks up and jokes with them. [VERBPREP.]
他很活跃,还和他们开玩笑。
...suggestions to make you smile and perk you up. [VERB noun PREP.]
让你发笑、使你开心的建议
2PHRASAL VERB 使更有趣 If you perk something up, you make it more interesting. 使更有趣
To make the bland taste more interesting, the locals began perking it up with local produce. [VERB noun PREP.]
为了使这淡而无味的东西更有味道,当地人开始加些土特产调味。
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。
3PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)增加;(使)上涨;(使)增值 If sales, prices, or economies perk up, or if something perks them up, they begin to increase or improve. (使)增加;(使)上涨;(使)增值 [journalism] [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
House prices could perk up during the autumn. [VERBPREP.]
秋季房价可能上涨。
Anything that could save the company money and perk up its cash flow was examined. [VERBPREP. noun]