tonic
补品
definition
noun
Nineteenth-century medicine vendors often peddled tonics as a cure-all for symptoms as varied as a mild cough or severe rash.
a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigor or well-being.
Britten's score breaks off at bar 30, just at the moment of the return to the tonic .
the first note in a scale that, in conventional harmony, provides the keynote of a piece of music.
adjective
The Chinese sometimes include zhu ling (they use the sclerotium rather than the fruiting body) as an ingredient in herbal tonic formulas.
giving a feeling of vigor or well-being; invigorating.
At first, whirling scales and broken arpeggios scamper across the keyboard, hopefully tethered by tonic pedal notes in the bass.
relating to or denoting the first degree of a scale.
translation of 'tonic'
verb
补
noun
补剂,
补品,
强壮剂,
补药
adjective
补的
example
People are going back to basics like Scotch on the rocks and Tanqueray and 'tonic' .
Ashwagandha is unique as a 'tonic' herb in that it is exceptionally easy to cultivate and is ready for harvest after only one year of growth.
Its reputation for stimulating the immune system makes it an excellent 'tonic' for treating coughs, colds, flu and other infections, as well as for easing allergies.
He is definitely a 'tonic' in this depressing age of faceless conductors.
The effect is like a 'tonic' , and the fact that her character - and others similarly drawn - are all still very funny is a tribute to the director's talents.
This excellent 'tonic' herb is high in mineral content, with a preference for supporting the liver.
While I wait, I nurse a vodka and 'tonic' and attempt to intelligently assess my surroundings.
This illustrates the essential place of the closure of the pylorus by 'tonic' contraction in the prevention of such reflux.
The food certainly tasted wonderful and was the perfect 'tonic' before the long flight home.
This 'tonic' contraction is mostly myogenic, due to special properties of this smooth muscle, but it is modified by excitatory and inhibitory nerves.
Laughter is an invigorating 'tonic' that heightens and brightens the mood, gently releasing us from tensions and social constraints.
The penultimate piece, a ‘Song without Words’, is centred on F, the work's main 'tonic' .
The brash and disrespectful attitude of the music was a 'tonic' , while the band's lack of anonymity broke the mould.
The former is designated a slow twitch muscle fiber, and the latter as slow 'tonic' muscle fiber.
With commentary and analysis, its members provided a 'tonic' for much of the mainstream media's excesses.
The range features a cleansing gel, 'tonic' lotion, facial mask, day lotion and concentrate and a night gel as well as a blemish control stick and cream.
Jatamansi is an effective sedative and brain 'tonic' , enhancing concentration and memory.
So the mere presence of a fixed percentage of ginsenosides does not guarantee the 'tonic' properties of a well-aged root.
Adults still dutifully head home to mother for 'tonic' soups when a hectic all-work-and-no-play lifestyle leaves them feeling under the weather.
Ten years on, I like my vodka and 'tonic' in a well-cut piece of glass with a few roughly hewed hunks of ice and a generous squeeze of real lime, thank you very much.
At first, whirling scales and broken arpeggios scamper across the keyboard, hopefully tethered by 'tonic' pedal notes in the bass.
The Chinese sometimes include zhu ling (they use the sclerotium rather than the fruiting body) as an ingredient in herbal 'tonic' formulas.
My new eating plan included a herbal 'tonic' to complement my diet and encourage general well-being.
Milk Thistle has a long history as a medicinal plant which can be used as a liver stimulant, for detoxification and as a liver 'tonic' .
Contrition isn't much in fashion these days, but it's still a 'tonic' for the guilty soul - and who amongst us doesn't bear regrets for at least a few decisions.
The 'tonic' contractions, in contrast, clearly regulate the emptying of fluids from the stomach.
Milk thistle extract - long used as a liver 'tonic' in European folk medicine - may be a far better nutritional supplement than its acclaimed herbal cousins.
A 'tonic' resolution such as that at the end of this piece seems to me have quite an ironic quality.
Love it or hate it, you're sure to find it an invigorating 'tonic' .
This 'tonic' contraction defines the lower esophageal sphincter.
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