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ton.icH5tBn7Ik, $5tB:7nIkn [C]a liquid medicine which has the general effect of making you feel better rather than treating a particular health problem that you might have补剂He'd been feeling low after his illness, and the doctor prescribed a tonic.病后他一直感到身体衰弱，医生开给他一贴补药。Caffeine became a familiar component of all kinds of tonics and "health drinks" once it had been isolated from the coffee bean.一旦咖啡因从咖啡豆里分离出来以后它就成为所有补药和‘健康饮料’的组成部分。(fig.) The magazine is lively and interesting -- the pictures alone are a tonic (= make you feel happy).这本杂志生动有趣----光这些图片就令人感到振奋。(fig.) Their new player has proved just the tonic (= exactly what was needed) to raise the standard of the team's game.他们的新选手证明了他的确是提高球队比赛水平的振奋剂。
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