tonic / ˈtɒn ɪk /

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tonic2 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
  2. anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally: His cheerful greeting was a real tonic.
  3. quinine water.
adj. 形容词 adjective
  1. pertaining to, maintaining, increasing, or restoring the tone or health of the body or an organ, as a medicine.
  2. invigorating physically, mentally, or morally.
  3. Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to tension, as of the muscles.marked by continued muscular tension: a tonic spasm.

tonic 近义词

n. 名词 noun

restorative drink, medicine

更多tonic例句

  1. “My Inner Sky,” by Mari AndrewAndrew’s new book is a calming tonic for uncertain times.
  2. In a gin and tonic or other spring highball, it adds a crisp, fresh note.
  3. Jezler says she conceived of the workshop as a kind of tonic for the slate of problems Covid-19 has brought to remote teams.
  4. All five episodes are available now wherever you get your podcasts… just search tech tonic.
  5. Both cities have special things to recommend them, though I wouldn’t say broth tonic is one of them.
  6. Webb comes across with a clarity of expression that is rare for a politician and that the voters might find a welcome tonic.
  7. The result is a jade green soup that is smooth and gently tonic.
  8. For Feiffer, the cold isolation of the upstate New York retreat worked like a tonic.
  9. Ultimately, the recommended tonic is based on your mind-body type according to ancient tradition.
  10. Unfortunately, the four-time NBA All-Star was tragically known for his unofficial nickname: Vin and Tonic.
  11. Monsieur Ratignolle was delighted to see her, though he found her looking not so well as at Grand Isle, and he advised a tonic.
  12. And the familiar scenery, together with the wholesome exercise of sculling, acted as a tonic to his nerves.
  13. First of all is the forceful utterance of the stressed syllable; the Provençal has post-tonic syllables, unlike the sister-speech.
  14. He shrewdly suspected that the infinite peace of the landscape would prove the best tonic for her overwrought mind.
  15. “A useful phrase at times, of the nature of a tonic, amidst our enervating civilisation,” she reflected.