pep talk
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈpep talk noun [countable] informalPERSUADECONFIDENT a short speech intended to encourage someone to work harder, win a game etc 鼓舞士气的讲话，激励性讲话 Alam gave the Pakistani team a pep talk. 阿拉姆对巴基斯坦队作了一番讲话，以鼓舞士气。
Examples from the Corpus
pep talk• In Harrogate I was to meet my editor for a pep talk.• Rubin himself appeared on stage for a pep talk, a short and stocky 40ish fellow in business blues.• Since I am not a person whose anxiety diminishes at the prospect of certain failure, I gave myself a pep talk.• A pep talk was all it took.• His pep talk had obviously worked the night before.• This is not just a smarmy pep talk but an unflinching discussion of real angst and a real adjustment process.• If ever there was a time for a spirited pep talk, this is it.gave ... pep talk• Since I am not a person whose anxiety diminishes at the prospect of certain failure, I gave myself a pep talk.ˈpep talk nounChineseSyllable
speech a someone intended to encourage short Corpus
pep talk
ˈpep talk
noun [countable]
informal a short speech intended to encourage someone to work harder, win a game etc:
Alam gave the Pakistani team a pep talk.
ˈpep talk
noun [countable]informal a short speech intended to encourage someone to work harder, win a game etc: