English Dictionary

perk

/pɝk/

verb

(transitive) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of. / (intransitive) To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.

She perked up her appearance with a new haircut.

意味（1）

(transitive) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.

[the squirrel] whisks his brush

[the squirrel] whisks his brush And perks his ears, and stamps and scolds aloud

意味（2）

(intransitive) To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.

The heads of plants above the crack’d ground perk:

意味（3）

(intransitive, obsolete) To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.

For whereof commeth thys hypocrisie in the popedome, that men shall preache free will, merits, and satisfactions, and set vp their bristles in suche wise, and beare themselues in hande that they may come perking before God, yea and preace thither lyke shamelesse strumpets.