柯林斯词典pep talk (also pep-talk) (pep talks) 1. N-COUNT A pep talk is a speech intended to encourage someone to make more effort or feel more confident. 鼓舞士气的讲话[非正式] Powell and Cheney spent the day giving pep talks to the troops. 鲍威尔和切尼花了一整天给部队作鼓舞士气的讲话。 返回 pep talk剑桥词典a short speech intended to encourage people to work harder or try to win a game or competition 鼓舞士气的讲话，激励性讲话 The boss gave the staff a pep talk this morning in an attempt to boost sales . 为了增加销售量，老板今天早上给职员们作了一番激励性的讲话。 返回 pep talk