| 词汇 | hopped up |
| 释义 | Idiom hopped up Theme: EXCITEMENT excited; enthusiastic.What are you hopped up about now? You're certainly cheery.I always get hopped up when I think of mountain climbing. Idiom hopped up Theme: DRUNK intoxicated with drugs or alcohol; stimulated by drugs or alcohol.(Slang.)The old man was hopped up again. He was addicted to opium.John usually gets hopped up on the weekends. Slang hopped up Theme: CARS mod. (having to do with a car that is) customized and speeded up.As soon as I get this hog hopped up, you'll see some real speed.Sam drives a hopped up old Ford. Theme: EXCITEMENT mod. excited.Paul is certainly hopped up about something.Why are you so hopped up? Theme: INTOXICATED - DRUGS mod. stimulated by drugs.The two of them were hopped up most of the time.Two hopped-up kids were hunkered down in the alley. Idiom hopped up very active and excited.The union is hopped up about rumors that some of these jobs may be eliminated. Usage notes: often used to describe someone who is influenced by drugs: I was pretty hopped up on coffee.I don't want some guy hopped up on drugs next to me working on a machine. hopped up Ⅰ adjective (used of a car) modified to increase the engine performance US, 1941 Ⅱ ⇨ hopped; hopped up adjective under the influence of drugs US, 1918 hop up1. To stand up quickly. I hopped up to answer the door. 2. To reach someone or something by hopping. I was just sitting here when, all of a sudden, a bunny hopped up! 3. slang To modify something in order to increase its power or performance. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hop" and "up." He's spent a fortune hopping up his car for drag racing. We've hopped our computers up to run incredibly complex programs at lightning speeds. 4. slang To be high on some substance, often a drug. I've never seen her so energized before—I hope she's not hopped up on something. Kevin is all hopped up on coffee—how many cups do you think he had? hopped up1. Stimulated by drugs or something likened to them. You can tell when he's hopped up because his pupils are all dilated. I woke up feeling awful, and if I hadn't been hopped up on cold medicine, I wouldn't have gotten a thing done today. If the kids are all hopped up on sugar, they'll be running around all day long. 2. Excited. Oh, he's just hopped up about this new video game he got. 3. Faster or more powerful than normal, as of a car that's had such alterations made to it. I can't drive your hopped up car—I can barely handle Mom's minivan! hopped up1. Sl. intoxicated with drugs or alcohol; stimulated by drugs or alcohol. The old man was hopped up again. He was addicted to opium. John usually gets hopped up on the weekends. 2. Inf. excited; enthusiastic. What are you hopped up about now? You're certainly cheery. I always get hopped up when I think of mountain climbing. hopped up1. Relating to a motor, especially a car engine, whose power has been increased. For example, Kids loved to ride around in hopped-up cars. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see soup up. 2. Stimulated with, or as if with, a narcotic. For example, Their idea of a good time is to get all hopped up on marijuana or worse. This slangy usage dates from the 1920s but may be related to the late 19th-century use of the noun hop for a narcotic, especially opium. hopped up1. mod. stimulated by drugs. (Drugs.) Two hopped up kids were hunkered down in the alley. 2. mod. [of a car] customized and speeded up. As soon as I get this hog hopped up, you’ll see some real speed. 3. mod. excited. Paul is certainly hopped up about something. |
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