tonic
英 [ˈtɒnɪk] 美 [ˈtɑnɪk]

n.

滋补品；奎宁水；主音；浊音

adj.

滋补的；声调的；强直的；主音的

变形

复数：tonics

英英释义

tonic[ 'tɔnik ]

• n.
  • lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine

    同义词：tonic waterquinine water

  • a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring

    "in New England they call sodas tonics"

    同义词：popsodasoda popsoda water

  • (music) the first note of a diatonic scale

    同义词：keynote

  • a medicine that strengthens and invigorates

    同义词：restorative

• adj.
  • of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue

    "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle contraction"

  • employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words

    同义词：tonal

  • used of syllables

    "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"

    同义词：accented

  • relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale

    "tonic harmony"

  • imparting vitality and energy

    同义词：bracingbriskenergizingenergisingfreshrefreshingrefreshful

词组短语

hair tonic生发油

tonic wine滋补酒

tonic water开胃水；奎宁水

gin and tonic琴酒补剂；杜松子酒补剂

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. This tonic will help to set you up.
   这补药会帮助你变得更加健壮。
2. This tonic will work miracles for your depression.
   这种补药对治疗你的忧郁症十分有效。
3. I'll have a gin and tonic, please.
   请来一杯加奎宁水的杜松子酒。
4. The tonic is carried inside the listener's head.
   主音一直在听者头脑中回旋。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Ginseng is well known for its tonic effect.
   人参是滋补身体的名药。
2. Ginger is a good tonic herb that can be added to the diet daily if desired.
   生姜是一种很好的滋补药草，如果你渴望的话可以加入每日饮食。
3. Sea air has a tonic quality.
   海洋的空气有益于增进健康。
4. The tonic pitch is played as a drone that runs throughout the performance.
   主音音高作为一种低音调奏出,在整个演奏中贯穿始终。

权威例句

Tonic dopamine: opportunity costs and the control of response vigor
Phasic versus tonic DA release and the modulation of DA system responsitivity: a hypothesis for the etiology of schizophrenia
Phasic versus tonic dopamine release and the modulation of dopamine system responsivity: a hypothesis for the etiology of schizophre...
Development of a tonic form of synaptic inhibition in rat cerebellar granule cells resulting from persistent activation of GABAA rec...
Tonic vasomotor control by the rostral ventrolateral medulla: effect of electrical or chemical stimulation of the area containing C1...
Afferent modulation of dopamine neuron firing differentially regulates tonic and phasic dopamine transmission.
Neuronal activities in brain-stem cholinergic nuclei related to tonic activation processes in thalamocortical systems.
Neuroactive steroids reduce neuronal excitability by selectively enhancing tonic inhibition mediated by 未 subunit-containing GABAA ...
Neuroactive steroids reduce neuronal excitability by selectively enhancing tonic inhibition mediated by delta subunit-containing GAB...
Comparison of carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, and primidone in partial and secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures.