tonic

noun

1. 奎宁水，汤力水（一种味微苦、常加于烈性酒中的有气饮料）
   a clear fizzy drink (= with bubbles in it) with a slightly bitter taste, that is often mixed with a strong alcoholic drink, especially gin or vodka
   1. a gin and tonic
      一杯杜松子酒奎宁水
2. 补药；滋补品
   a medicine that makes you feel stronger and healthier, taken especially when you feel tired
   1. herbal tonics
      滋补草药
3. 护发液；护肤液
   a liquid that you put on your hair or skin in order to make it healthier
   1. skin tonic
      化妆水
4. 使精神振奋的东西
   anything that makes people feel healthier or happier
   1. The weekend break was just the tonic I needed.
      周末休息正是我所需要的养精蓄锐的机会。
5. 主音（自然音阶中的第一音）
   the first note of a scale of eight notes
6. 语调音节，语调核心（区别音高变化的音节）
   the syllable in a tone unit on which a change in pitch takes place

1. N-MASS 奎宁水(略有苦味的无色汽水，常与杜松子酒等调配饮用)
   Tonic or tonic water is a colourless fizzy drink that has a slightly bitter flavour and is often mixed with alcoholic drinks, especially gin.
   1. Keeler sipped at his gin and tonic.
      基勒小口抿着他加了奎宁水的杜松子酒。
   2. ...low-calorie tonics.
      低热量的奎宁水
   3. A glass of tonic can be referred to as a tonic or a tonic water .
      (一杯)奎宁水
   4. I'll just have a tonic water.
      我就来杯奎宁水吧。
2. N-MASS 补药;补剂;滋补药
   A tonic is a medicine that makes you feel stronger, healthier, and less tired.
   1. Britons are spending twice as much on health tonics as they were five years ago...
      英国人如今在健康补药上花的钱是 5 年前的两倍。
   2. Ginseng is generally known for its tonic properties.
      人参以其滋补功效而广为人知。
3. N-COUNT 有兴奋(或激励)作用的事物
   A tonic is anything that makes you feel stronger, more cheerful, or more enthusiastic.
   1. Seeing Marcus at that moment was a great tonic...
      在那一刻见到马库斯是非常令人兴奋的事。
   2. His generous offer was a tremendous tonic for our morale.
      他的慷慨相助对我们的士气是种极大的激励。
4. 护肤液;护发液;生发水
   Skin tonic or hair tonic is a liquid that you put on your skin or hair in order to improve it.
5. 主音
   The tonic of a musical scale is its first note.

1. He was knocking back his 10th gin and tonic of the day
   他正在大口喝着今天的第10杯加奎宁水的杜松子酒。
2. Molasses are mildly laxative and something of a general tonic.
   糖蜜有些许通便作用，兼具强身功能。
3. A good dose of tonic will help you to pick up.
   一剂好的补品将有助于身体康复。
4. Keeler sipped at his gin and tonic.
   基勒小口抿着他加了奎宁水的杜松子酒。
5. Ginseng is generally known for its tonic properties.
   人参以其滋补功效而广为人知。
6. Seeing Marcus at that moment was a great tonic
   在那一刻见到马库斯是非常令人兴奋的事。
7. His generous offer was a tremendous tonic for our morale.
   他的慷慨相助对我们的士气是种极大的激励。
8. Sea air is Nature's best tonic for mind and body.
   海上的空气是大自然赋予的对人们身心的最佳补品。
9. To be taken orally can use as cathartic, stomachic tonic.
   内服可用作泻药、健胃药等。
10. Ginseng is well known for its tonic effect.
    人参是滋补身体的名药。
11. Chinese wolfberry is an excellent tonic.
    枸杞是滋补佳品。
12. By contrast, the chilly Californian nihilism of Robinson Jeffers was a refreshing tonic.
    相形之下，罗宾逊·杰弗斯的加州冷冰冰的虚无主义反而给人以清新兴奋之感。
13. I motioned to a smiling waitress and ordered a gin and tonic.
    我向一位微笑的侍者示意，要了杜松子酒和香味饮料。
14. Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
    笑是补药，是缓解和终止痛苦的灵药。
15. ( music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant.
    （音乐中）全音阶中的第三个音符；基调和主调中间的音符。
16. And all from a health tonic!
    这些都源于一种健康的补品！
17. Gin is usually drunk with tonic water or fruit juice.
    杜松子酒通常与碳酸奎宁水或果汁一起喝。
18. Thesugar they dissolved in water and drank as a tonic.
    他们还把糖溶在水里当补品喝。
19. Silkies have unique medicinal tonic function and the role of diet.
    乌骨鸡有独特的药用功能和滋补食疗作用。
20. Please bring us a whisky soda and a gin with tonic water.
    请给我们一杯威士忌苏打和一杯金酒汤力。
21. She ordered a large vodka and tonic from a passing waiter.
    她向经过她身旁的服务员要了一大杯加了奎宁水的伏特加酒。
22. It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.
    这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
23. Would you like some hair tonic? It's good for the scalp, and it prevents dandruff.
    要搽点护发素吗？这对头皮有益，可以防止生头皮屑。
24. Answer: ginseng is a tonic while it is not good at curing disease.
    答：人参是补药，而这是不擅长治疗的疾病。
25. We Chinese have a custom of eating tonic food during wintertime.
    我们中国人有冬季吃补品的习惯。
26. This is a newly developed tonic without hormone. It is suitable for middle? aged and old people.
    这种补品是新近开发的，不含激素，适合中老年人饮用。
27. Life is the best medicinal liquor with great tonic effect.
    生命是最伟大的补益作用与药酒。
28. Objective: To verify that GinSeng Tonic Decoction has the function of enhancing immune responses.
    目的：研究中药制剂人参养荣汤在机体免疫应答过程中的正向调节作用。
29. The change of scene and outdoor exercise is acting as a good tonic.
    环境的变换和户外运动无异于良好的补剂。

noun

1. a medicine that strengthens and invigorates

   Synonym:    restorative

2. (music) the first note of a diatonic scale

   Synonym:    keynote

3. a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
   1. in New England they call sodas tonics

   Synonym:    popsodasoda popsoda water

4. lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine

   Synonym:    tonic waterquinine water

adj

1. imparting vitality and energy
   1. the bracing mountain air

   Synonym:    bracingbriskfreshrefreshingrefreshful

2. used of syllables
   1. a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word

   Synonym:    accented

3. relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
   1. tonic harmony

4. employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
   1. Chinese is a tonal language

   Synonym:    tonal

5. of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
   1. a tonic reflex
   2. tonic muscle contraction