| 单词 | tonic water |
| 释义 | > as lemmastonic water 2. Medicine, etc. Having the property of increasing or restoring the tone or healthy condition and activity of the system or organs; strengthening, invigorating, bracing. (Of remedies or remedial treatment, and hence of air, climate, etc.) Also tonic water, a non-alcoholic carbonated drink containing quinine or another bitter as a stimulant of appetite and digestion; a drink or glass of this; tonic wine, weak, flavoured wine sold as a medicinal tonic. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [adjective] cooling?c1425 comfortablec1440 refreshing1534 rousing1576 vegetant1576 reviving1579 refriscative1582 refrigerating1583 cordial1584 airy1591 freshing1591 animating1595 fertile1597 recreating1600 refective1611 refreshfula1614 comforting1623 refrigerant1626 erecting1654 cordialine1674 refocillating1675 corroboratinga1680 refectory1693 invigorating1694 restoring1697 freshful1734 enlivening1746–7 livelya1754 tonic1756 stimulatory1758 vivifying1768 energizing1786 stimulative1791 refreshening1807 vitalizing1813 stimulating1827 recuperative1843 invigorative1860 innerving1868 breezy1870 tonicizing1890 reparatory1893 the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [noun] > medicinal wine viper-wine1631 mandrake winea1640 wine whey1769 mandragora1844 tonic wine1899 Sanatogen1924 the world > food and drink > drink > aerated or carbonated drink > [noun] > tonic water tonic water1926 tonic1935 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 205 Their vapor..is found to be more tonic. 1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 4 160 A long course of steel, in conjunction with tonic bitters. 1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xxiv. 327 Be sure she takes that tonic mixture three times a day. 1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways I. v. 109 She spoke of the weather, frosty, but tonic. 1899 Graphic 11 Mar. 320/1 (advt.) His Holiness the Pope writes that he has fully appreciated the beneficent effects of this Tonic Wine. 1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 6 July 9/6 (advt.) Schweppes famous British table waters. Soda water,..ginger beer, tonic water. 1958 S. Hyland Who goes Hang? xi. 53 ‘What will there be to draft?’ asked Mrs. Kimmis..over the top of a tonic water. 1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 276 Perhaps she can try a glass or two of tonic wine? More likely her G.P. will..prescribe a happiness pill. 1982 G. F. Newman Men with Guns x. 74 He drank gin swamped with Indian tonic water. < as lemmas |
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