perk up ( perking, perked, perks )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB If something perks you up or if you perk up, you become cheerful and lively, after feeling tired, bored, or depressed. 使振作; 振作

  例：

  He perks up and jokes with them.

  他振作起来，和他们开着玩笑。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you perk something up, you make it more interesting. 使更有趣

  例：

  To make the bland taste more interesting, the locals began perking it up with local produce.

  为了使平淡的口味更有味道，当地人开始加些土特产来调味。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB If sales, prices, or economies perk up, or if something perks them up, they begin to increase or improve. 增长 [journalism]

  例：

  House prices could perk up during the fall.

  秋季房价可能会上涨。