perk

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vi. 昂首, 振作, 举止高傲, 神气活现, 滤煮 vt. 竖起, 打扮, 使振作, 滤煮 n. 小费

发音

US /pɝk/
其它
UK /pɜːk/

词形变化

perks 复数 perks 三单 perking 现在分词 perked 过去式 perked 过去分词 more perk 比较级 most perk 最高级

别名

perq

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Perquisite.

    津贴

    非正式

    Free coffee is one of the perks of the job.

  2. 2.

    A bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up.

    游戏
  3. 1.

    A percolator, particularly of coffee.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.

    非正式 及物

    I’ll perk some coffee.

  2. 2.

    Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.

    非正式 不及物

    The coffee is perking.

  3. 1.

    To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.

    及物
  4. 2.

    To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.

    不及物

    1842, Robert Browning, “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” in Lyrics of Life, Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866, pp. 35-36, lines 152-153, […] suddenly up the face Of the Piper perked in the market-place,

    1937 Robert Byron, The Road to Oxiana, London: Macmillan, Part 4, “Kavar,” p. 159, A strong warm wind carried a sound of chopping with it and a rustle of dead plane-leaves; through those leaves perked the green crooks of young ferns.

  5. 3.

    To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.

    不及物 废旧

    1574, Arthur Golding (translator), Sermons of Master John Calvin, upon the Booke of Job, London: Lucas Harison and George Byshop, Sermon 38, The first upon the tenth Chapter, For whereof commeth thys hypocrisie in the popedome, that men shall preache free will, merits, and satisfactions, and set vp their bristles in suche wise, and beare themselues in hande that they may come perking before God, yea and preace thither lyke shamelesse strumpets.

  6. 1.

    To peer; to look narrowly, sharply, or inquisitively.

    过时
  7. 2.

    To examine thoroughly.

    方言
  8. 1.

    To perch.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

fringe benefit perquisite

上位词 1

benefit

下位词 8

tip gratuity apanage appanage backsheesh baksheesh bakshish pourboire
动词

同义词 3

pickup percolate perk up

上位词 3

recover recuperate convalesce

相关短语

perk up (使)振作, (使)活跃起来 perk up one's ears perk one's ears

词源

Clipping of perquisite.

来源：wiktionary