perk

perk¹
verb

[no obj.](perk up)become more cheerful, lively, or interesting
振作起来；活跃起来
in the second half the dance perked up.
下半场时，舞会活跃了起来。
she'd been depressed, but she seemed to perk up last week.
她之前情绪低落，但是上个星期精神好像好了起来。
■[with obj.](perk someone/thing up)make someone or something more cheerful, lively, or interesting
使振作；使活跃
the coffee had perked him up long enough to tackle the reviews.
咖啡使他振奋了一段时间来处理那些评论。

adjective

(dialect)perky; pert
(方)活跃的，生气勃勃的

语源

late Middle English (in the senses 'perch' and 'be lively'): perhaps from an Old French dialect variant of percher 'to perch'

perk²
noun

(一般作 perks)(informal)money, goods, or another benefit to which one is entitled as an employee or as a shareholder of a company
(非正式)额外收入，外快，额外好处
many agencies are helping to keep personnel at their jobs by providing perks.
许多机构靠提供额外好处来留住员工。
■an advantage or benefit following from a job or situation
特殊待遇，特权
they were busy discovering the perks of town life.
他们忙于发掘城镇生活的优越性。

语源

early 19th cent.: abbreviation of perquisite

perk³
(informal)(非正式)
verb

[no obj.](of coffee) percolate
（咖啡）滤煮
while the coffee perks, head out for the morning paper.
煮咖啡时，出去买早报。
■[with obj.]percolate (coffee)
滤煮（咖啡）

noun

a coffee percolator
渗滤式咖啡壶

语源

1930s: abbreviation of percolate

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