chirk up

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make more cheerful; to cause to perk up. idiomatic,transitive
    — "Well, I think," said Mis' Jane Moran, "that we've hit on the only way we could have hit on to chirk each other up over a hard time."
  2. To become more cheerful; to perk up or become animated or enthusiastic. idiomatic,intransitive
    — "Go ahead," he says, and I see Jim chirk up to listen.

词形变化

chirks up present,singular,third-person chirking up participle,present chirked up participle,past chirked up past
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