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be full of pep
pep 作名词时为不可数名词，表示“活力、劲头”，常与 full of 连用，指人或动物精力旺盛。
The puppies are always full of pep in the morning.
小狗们早上总是活力十足。
活力；劲头；锐气
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活力；劲头；锐气
liveliness and energy
The puppies are always full of pep in the morning.
小狗们早上总是活力十足。
活力和能量
liveliness and energy
After a good night's sleep, she woke up full of pep and ready to run.
睡了一夜好觉后，她醒来精神饱满，准备去跑步。
AI contextual example
The lively music restored some pep to the tired crowd at the concert.
活泼的音乐让音乐会里疲惫的人群重新有了些活力。
AI contextual example
He always adds a burst of pep to our meetings with his jokes.
他总是用笑话给我们的会议带来一股活力。
AI contextual example
this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep
这种补品保证让你更有活力。
WordNet
pep 作名词时为不可数名词，表示“活力、劲头”，常与 full of 连用，指人或动物精力旺盛。
The puppies are always full of pep in the morning.
小狗们早上总是活力十足。
pep…up 是及物短语动词，意为“使充满活力”；宾语为代词时只能放在中间，如 pep me up，不能说 pep up me。
A short walk outside will pep you up.
到外面散一小会儿步会让你打起精神。
Not this
She is very pep today.
Use this
She is very peppy today.
pep 是名词或动词，表示“活力”或“使有活力”，不是形容词；要表达“有活力的”应用形容词 peppy（也可说 full of pep）。
Not this
The teacher gave us a pep before the exam.
Use this
The teacher gave us a pep talk before the exam.
pep 作为名词指“活力、劲头”，不能指“一段鼓励的话”；表示“鼓舞士气的讲话”要用复合名词 pep talk。
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鼓舞士气的讲话
The coach gave the team a pep talk before the match.
教练在赛前给队员们做了一番鼓舞士气的讲话。
赛前动员会；鼓舞士气的集会
The school held a pep rally to support the football team.
学校举行了一次赛前动员会，为足球队加油。
充满活力
Even at seventy, she is still full of pep.
即使七十岁了，她依然充满活力。
使振作；使更有活力
A short walk will pep you up.
散一小会儿步会让你振作起来。
啦啦队
She joined the pep squad in her freshman year.
她大一那年加入了啦啦队。
鼓舞士气的讲话
The coach gave the team a pep talk before the match.
教练在比赛前给队员们做了一次鼓舞士气的讲话。
赛前动员会
The school held a pep rally to boost school spirit.
学校举行了赛前动员会以提升士气。
使振作，使充满活力
A cup of coffee will pep you up.
一杯咖啡会让你振作起来。
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把 pep 想成“打气”的拟声，赛前给队友一记 pep talk，立刻满血、充满劲头。
语域：informal 常见场景：体育/赛前动员、校园集会、朋友间打气 pep 作名词指活力、劲头；作动词时多用于 pep up，表示使振作。两者通常都偏口语，比较常见于体育动员、校园活动或朋友聊天等非正式场合。
押韵词：step /stɛp/、prep /prɛp/、yep /jɛp/、rep /rɛp/ 均以 /ɛp/ 结尾，与 pep /pɛp/ 押韵。注意拼写相近但读音不同的词：leap /liːp/、heap /hiːp/、peep /piːp/ 发 /iːp/，pepper /ˈpɛp.ər/ 多一个音节，均不押韵。
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