pep Идиома

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pep talk

a speech to encourage people to try harder and not give up The coach gave his team a pep talk after they lost three games last month.

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pep

to beat someone up:"I'm ready to pep ya"

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pep up

give energy to使有劲；使活跃起来
A holiday in the sun will pep you up and you 'll soon feel better．阳光下的假日会使你活跃起来，你很快就会感到有所好转。
He pepped me up a lot with his comments．他的话使我大为振奋。

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pep talk|pep|talk

n., informal A speech that makes people feel good so they will try harder and not give up. The football coach gave the team a pep talk. Mary was worried about her exams, but felt better after the teacher's pep talk.

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pep someone up

pep someone up
Invigorate someone or cheer someone up, as in This drink will pep you up, or The good news about his recovery pepped us up. [1920s] Both the verb pep and the noun pep, denoting vigor and energy since about 1910, are abbreviations for pepper, a spice with a pungent, biting quality. They also have given rise to pep rally, a meeting to inspire enthusiasm [c. 1940], and pep talk, a speech meant to instill enthusiasm or bolster morale [1920s].