"tonic" in Chinese (Simplified)
补药汤力水
Definition
补药是一种可以让你恢复精力或改善健康的药物或饮料。它也可以指汤力水,一种常用于调酒的汽水饮料。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
在中国,补药多指中药或滋补品,‘汤力水’多见于西式酒吧和鸡尾酒场合,不要与‘有毒’混淆。
Examples
The doctor gave her a tonic to help her recover.
医生给了她一些**补药**帮助她恢复。
She mixed gin with tonic for the drink.
她把杜松子酒和**汤力水**混合做成饮料。
Some people drink herbal tonic every morning.
有些人每天早上喝草药**补药**。
Do you want your gin with tonic or just soda?
你的杜松子酒想加**汤力水**还是只加苏打?
After a long week, I could really use a cold tonic right now.
忙碌了一周,我现在真想来杯冰凉的**汤力水**。
My grandmother swears by her homemade ginger tonic for colds.
我奶奶坚信她自制的姜**补药**能治感冒。