• n. 活力；锐气，劲头
• vt. 激励；使充满活力，使精力充沛
• n. (Pep)人名；(英)佩普

缩写自pepper,辣椒。引申词义活力，精力，热情等。

pep (n.)

"vigor, energy," 1912, shortened form of pepper (n.), which was used in the figurative sense of "spirit, energy" from at least 1847. Pep rally is attested from 1945; pep talk from 1926. To pep (something) up is from 1925.

1. Powell spent the day giving pep talks to the troops.

鲍威尔花了1天时间为部队作动员讲话。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday.

民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。

来自《权威词典》

3. I gave him an extra dose of glucose to pep him up.

我给他多注射了一剂葡萄糖以增强他的活力.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. At this point nothing can pep him up.

现在什么也不能使他振奋起来.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He's full of pep in the morning.

他早上精力充沛.

来自《简明英汉词典》