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a shot in the arm

  • 某事物对某事物产生突然而积极的影响，提供鼓励和新的活动

双语例句

  1. The encouraging letter was like a shot in the arm.
    这封鼓舞人心的信，宛如一服兴奋剂。
    来自《新英汉大辞典》
  2. The Queensland floods are giving a shot in the arm to steel prices.
    昆士兰洪灾给钢铁价格打了一针强心剂。
  3. This finding was a shot in the arm for defenders of sleep substances.
    这一发现给那些否认睡眠物质的人当头一棒。

同义词

n.
catalystfuel
兴奋剂；麻醉皮下注射；刺激因素

英英释义

  • "A Shot in the Arm" is a 1999 single by the American band Wilco from their album Summerteeth. The phrase "a shot in the arm" means "a stimulus"; originally this meant a stimulus from the injection of narcotic or medicinal drugs (a "shot" is US slang for an injection).