tonic

英 [ˈtɒnɪk]

美 [ˈtɑːnɪk]

n.  奎宁水，汤力水(一种味微苦、常加于烈性酒中的有气饮料); 补药; 滋补品; 护发液; 护肤液

复数：tonics　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7921 / COCA.12096

牛津词典

noun

• 奎宁水，汤力水（一种味微苦、常加于烈性酒中的有气饮料）
  a clear fizzy drink (= with bubbles in it) with a slightly bitter taste, that is often mixed with a strong alcoholic drink, especially gin or vodka
  1. a gin and tonic
     一杯杜松子酒奎宁水
• 补药；滋补品
  a medicine that makes you feel stronger and healthier, taken especially when you feel tired
  1. herbal tonics
     滋补草药
• 护发液；护肤液
  a liquid that you put on your hair or skin in order to make it healthier
  1. skin tonic
     化妆水
• 使精神振奋的东西
  anything that makes people feel healthier or happier
  1. The weekend break was just the tonic I needed.
     周末休息正是我所需要的养精蓄锐的机会。
• 主音（自然音阶中的第一音）
  the first note of a scale of eight notes
• 语调音节，语调核心（区别音高变化的音节）
  the syllable in a tone unit on which a change in pitch takes place

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 奎宁水(略有苦味的无色汽水，常与杜松子酒等调配饮用)
  Tonicortonic wateris a colourless fizzy drink that has a slightly bitter flavour and is often mixed with alcoholic drinks, especially gin.
  1. Keeler sipped at his gin and tonic.
     基勒小口抿着他加了奎宁水的杜松子酒。
  2. ...low-calorie tonics.
     低热量的奎宁水
  3. A glass of tonic can be referred to as atonicor atonic water.
     (一杯)奎宁水
  4. I'll just have a tonic water.
     我就来杯奎宁水吧。
• N-MASS 补药;补剂;滋补药
  Atonicis a medicine that makes you feel stronger, healthier, and less tired.
  1. Britons are spending twice as much on health tonics as they were five years ago...
     英国人如今在健康补药上花的钱是 5 年前的两倍。
  2. Ginseng is generally known for its tonic properties.
     人参以其滋补功效而广为人知。
• N-COUNT 有兴奋(或激励)作用的事物
  Atonicis anything that makes you feel stronger, more cheerful, or more enthusiastic.
  1. Seeing Marcus at that moment was a great tonic...
     在那一刻见到马库斯是非常令人兴奋的事。
  2. His generous offer was a tremendous tonic for our morale.
     他的慷慨相助对我们的士气是种极大的激励。
• 护肤液;护发液;生发水
  Skintonicor hairtonicis a liquid that you put on your skin or hair in order to improve it.
• 主音
  Thetonicof a musical scale is its first note.

英英释义

noun

• a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
  Synonym:restorative
• (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
  Synonym:keynote
• a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
  1. in New England they call sodas tonics
  Synonym:popsodasoda popsoda water
• lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
  Synonym:tonic waterquinine water

adj

• imparting vitality and energy
  1. the bracing mountain air
  Synonym:bracingbriskfreshrefreshingrefreshful
• used of syllables
  1. a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word
  Synonym:accented
• relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
  1. tonic harmony
• employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
  1. Chinese is a tonal language
  Synonym:tonal
• of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
  1. a tonic reflex
  2. tonic muscle contraction

双语例句

• By contrast, the chilly Californian nihilism of Robinson Jeffers was a refreshing tonic.
  相形之下，罗宾逊·杰弗斯的加州冷冰冰的虚无主义反而给人以清新兴奋之感。
• To be taken orally can use as cathartic, stomachic tonic.
  内服可用作泻药、健胃药等。
• Keeler sipped at his gin and tonic.
  基勒小口抿着他加了奎宁水的杜松子酒。
• Please bring us a whisky soda and a gin with tonic water.
  请给我们一杯威士忌苏打和一杯金酒汤力。
• She ordered a large vodka and tonic from a passing waiter.
  她向经过她身旁的服务员要了一大杯加了奎宁水的伏特加酒。
• Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
  笑是补药，是缓解和终止痛苦的灵药。
• He was knocking back his 10th gin and tonic of the day
  他正在大口喝着今天的第10杯加奎宁水的杜松子酒。
• And all from a health tonic!
  这些都源于一种健康的补品！
• It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.
  这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
• ( music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant.
  （音乐中）全音阶中的第三个音符；基调和主调中间的音符。