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psych

UK /saɪk/US /saɪk/

词源

缩写自 psychology(心理学),20世纪中期开始作为动词使用,源自心理战术的概念。

verb

❶ 通过心理手段影响或操纵某人,通常是为了让对方紧张或失去信心。常用于体育比赛或竞争场合。

“He tried to psych his opponent before the match by staring intensely.”

(比赛前他通过紧盯对手试图施加心理压力。)

“The team psyched themselves up with loud cheers in the locker room.”

(球队在更衣室里通过大声欢呼给自己打气。)

❶ 非正式用法中表示预测或猜测某事,尤其指通过直觉判断。

“I can psych what's going to happen next in this movie.”

(我能猜到这部电影接下来的剧情。)

“She psyched that her friend would be late again.”

(她预感到朋友这次又会迟到。)

同义词:intimidate, unnerve, motivate, predict, guess

noun

❶ 心理学(psychology)的缩写形式,主要用于非正式场合或口语中。

“She's majoring in psych at university.”

(她在大学主修心理学专业。)

“This phenomenon is often studied in psych classes.”

(这个现象经常在心理学课堂上被研究。)

同义词:psychology

常见短语

psych out — 通过心理战术使对手紧张或失去信心,常见于竞技场景。

“The boxer used trash talk to psych out his rival before the fight.”

(拳击手在赛前用垃圾话扰乱对手心态。)

psych up — 让自己或他人进入兴奋、准备好的心理状态。

“The team listened to loud music to psych themselves up for the game.”

(球队通过听激昂的音乐为比赛调动情绪。)