figurative. (In Middle English sometimes applied to persons.)
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [noun] > that which or one who refreshes or invigorates (29) spice?c1225 figurative. (In Middle English sometimes applied to persons.) comfort1377 Physical refreshment or sustenance; refreshing or invigorating influence. (Cf. comfort, v. 4.) refresherc1450 A person who or thing which refreshes. refreshment1532 A thing or an action which refreshes; a means of refreshment. reviver1542 Something which has a reviving, restorative, or invigorating effect. Later also colloquial: a stimulating drink, esp. an alcoholic one. sauce1561 figurative. Something which adds to, modifies, or has a significant effect on an experience, situation, action, etc.; an affecting circumstance or… salt1579 figurative. That which gives liveliness, freshness, or piquancy to a person's character, life, etc. Often in salt of youth, from Shakespeare. refocillation1608 A means of refreshment. Obsolete. rare. whettera1625 figurative. One who or that which sharpens, stimulates, or incites the intellect, desires, appetite, etc. fillip1699 Something that serves to rouse, excite, or animate; a stimulus. stimulant1728 Physiology and Medicine. Something that temporarily quickens some vital process, or the function of some organ; a stimulant agent. stimulation1733 Physiology and Medicine. The action of a stimulus: (a) excitation to increased activity, quickening of some vital function or process (cf. stimulus… yeast1769 figurative. = leaven, n. 2a. stimulus1791 gen. An agency or influence that stimulates to action or (const. to) that quickens an activity or process. inspiriter1821 One who or that which inspirits. stimulatory1821 = stimulant, n. 2. rare. refreshener1824 Something which refreshens or refreshes. boost1825 A lift, a shove up; help, encouragement (by means of publicity, etc.), increase (in value, reputation, etc.). Also, the action of boost, v.2 2. bracer1826 That which braces (the nerves); hence a tonic medicine (a common sense in 18th cent., now obsolete); spec. a drink taken to brace one up (colloquial… young blood1830 A person new to an organization, field of activity, etc., who is regarded as an invigorating influence. Usually in plural. freshener1838 A thing or an action which reinvigorates a person or animal, or which renews or revives something. invigoratorc1842 One who or that which invigorates. blow1849 A blowing; a blast. of the wind. Also, a breath of fresh air; a ‘breather’ (sense 3); to get a blow: to expose oneself to the action of a fresh… tonic1849 figurative. An invigorating or bracing influence. elevation1850 transferred. A quickening (of the pulse); a raising of the animal spirits. Hence (dialect or nonstandard) that which raises the spirits, a… stimulator1851 gen. One who or something which stimulates. breather1876 A (short) period of time in which to rest and recover, esp. after vigorous physical activity. Also in extended use: a period of time during which… pick-me-up1876 figurative and in extended use. Anything which restores strength or vigour, or has a bracing effect. a shot in the arm1922 In figurative phrase a shot in the arm, a much needed stimulant or encouragement. colloquial (originally U.S.). |
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