tonic 英 [ˈtɒnɪk] 　 美 [ˈtɑnɪk]

tonic

tonic　 英 [ˈtɒnɪk] 美 [ˈtɑnɪk]

n. 补品，护肤液　 adj. 滋补的；声调的；使精神振作的　

名词复数:tonics　

This tonic should pick you up .　这种补药会增强你的体质。
herbal tonics　滋补草药

  • A tonic is something, sometimes a medicine, that makes you feel better or restores you to health. Before doctors prescribed drugs, crooked salesmen sold all sorts of dubious tonics.
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  • n. 补品，护肤液
  • adj. 滋补的；声调的；使精神振作的

  • 1. This tonic should pick you up .

    这种补药会增强你的体质。

  • 2. herbal tonics

    滋补草药

  • 3. skin tonic

    护肤液

  • 4. a gin and tonic

    一杯杜松子酒奎宁水

  • tonic (adj.) 1640s, "relating to or characterized by muscular tension," from Greek tonikos "of stretching," from tonos "a stretching," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch." The meaning "maintaining the healthy firmness of tissues" is recorded from 1680s, first extended 1756 to "having the property of restoring to health." Related: Tonical (1580s).
  • tonic (n.1) "a tonic medicine," 1799, from tonic (adj.). From 1873 (in gin and tonic) as short for tonic water (1861 as a commercial product, water infused with quinine), so called because held to aid digestion and stimulate appetite.
  • tonic (n.2) in the musical sense, 1760, short for tonic note, from tone (n.) in the musical sense + -ic. Related: Tonicity.
tonic / ˈtɒnɪk ; NAmE ˈtɑːnɪk / noun 1 ( also ˈtonic water ) [uncountable ,  countable ] a clear fizzydrink (= with bubbles in it) with a slightly bitter taste, that is often mixed with a strong alcoholic drink, especially ginor vodka 奎宁水，汤力水（一种味微苦、常加于烈性酒中的有气饮料） ◆ a gin and tonic 一杯杜松子酒奎宁水 2 [countable ] a medicine that makes you feel stronger and healthier, taken especially when you feel tired 补药；滋补品 ◆ herbal tonics 滋补草药 3 [countable ,  uncountable ] a liquid that you put on your hair or skin in order to make it healthier 护发液；护肤液 ◆ skin tonic 护肤液 4 [countable ,  usually singular ] ( old-fashioned) anything that makes people feel healthier or happier 使精神振奋的东西 ◆ 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。 5 [countable ] ( music 音 ) the first note of a scaleof eight notes 主音（自然音阶中的第一音） 6 ( also ˌtonic ˈsyllable ) [countable ] ( phonetics 语音 ) the syllable in a tone uniton which a change in pitchtakes place 语调音节，语调核心（区别音高变化的音节） tonic tonics tonic / ˈtɒnɪk ; NAmE ˈtɑːnɪk /
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