| 单词 | perk |
| 释义 | perk (pɜːʳk ) Word forms: perks , perking , perked countable noun [usually plural] Perks are special benefits that are given to people who have a particular job or belong to a particular group. ...a company car, private medical insurance and other perks. One of the perks of being a student is cheap travel. Synonyms: bonus, benefit, extra, plus [informal] Phrasal verbs: perk up 1. phrasal verb If something perks you up or if you perk up, you become cheerful and lively, after feeling tired, bored, or depressed. He perks up and jokes with them. [VERB PARTICLE] ...suggestions to make you smile and perk you up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you perk something up, you make it more interesting. To make the bland taste more interesting, the locals began perking it up with local produce. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable storyline. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If sales, prices, or economies perk up, or if something perks them up, they begin to increase or improve. [journalism] House prices could perk up during the autumn. [VERB PARTICLE] Anything that could save the company money and perk up its cash flow was examined. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: travel perks It's like all the travel perks of being a top politician without any of the downsides or responsibilities. The Sun Travel perks, which give staff and their families free or heavily discounted flights, will also be restored in full but not until 2013. Times, Sunday Times And bosses could still pull workers' travel perks. The Sun However, an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 remain, although they no longer have to be investors to enjoy their cheap travel perks. Times, Sunday Times For years, the only real reason to hold the shares were the almost-free travel perks. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 特殊待遇 Japanese: 福利厚生 |
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