fillip

英 [ˈfɪlɪp]

美 [ˈfɪlɪp]

n. 起推动作用的人(或事物)

BNC.21876 / COCA.37386

牛津词典

noun

起推动作用的人（或事物）
a thing or person that causes sth to improve suddenly
1. A drop in interest rates gave a welcome fillip to the housing market.
  降低利率给房屋市场带来利好刺激。

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT (突然的)刺激,激励
If someone or something gives afillipto an activity or person, they suddenly encourage or improve them.
1. The news gave a fillip to the telecommunications sector...
  这个消息给电信部门注入了一针强心剂。
2. This will prove a much-needed fillip to racecourses and the racing industry in general.
  这将会证明是赛马场和整个赛马业迫切需要的激励。

英英释义

noun

anything that tends to arouse
1. his approval was an added fillip
Synonym:bonus

双语例句

The hope is that another burst of QE will give the recovery a fillip.
寄希望于新一轮量化宽松政策能刺激经济复苏。
This will prove a much-needed fillip to racecourses and the racing industry in general.
这将会证明是赛马场和整个赛马业迫切需要的激励。
Other stories are frankly bizarre: the crunch is alleged to have given a fillip to sales of cake, wooden "gravestones", West End musicals and tickets to see the film Mamma Mia!
坦率的来讲，其它报道则很奇怪：有人声称经济危机刺激了蛋糕、木制墓碑、伦敦西区音乐剧和《妈妈咪呀》（mammamia）电影票的销售。
The news gave a fillip to the telecommunications sector
这个消息给电信部门注入了一针强心剂。
The post-disaster reconstruction will deliver a fillip and other stimuli, possibly including a relaxation on curbs in the real estate sector, may follow.
灾后重建将为经济带来一定推动力，此外政府可能采取其它刺激措施，包括放宽对房地产行业的限制。
And there may be little hope for a short term fillip from the government. Recent economic data have spooked the market with fears of a slowdown.
短期内政府可能不会推出刺激举措，最近的经济数据令市场担心经济正在放缓。
Despite the White House's efforts to distinguish the nuclear issue from the case of the two journalists, Mr Clinton's trip appears to be a fillip for Pyongyang, which has pushed for direct talks with Washington despite US objections.
尽管白宫努力将朝核问题与两名记者的案子分开处理，但克林顿此行对于平壤似乎是一剂兴奋剂。平壤一直在寻求与华盛顿直接商谈，但美国表示反对。
Mr Romney, I suppose, might get something of an electoral fillip from a$ 300 oil price.
要是油价涨到每桶300美元，也许会对罗姆尼的选情有所提振。
However, just after the split second, fillip's the smiling face on his face is stiff to become diamond dust.
然而，只是弹指一刹那后，他脸上的笑容僵硬成冰棱。
Replenishing inventory will be a temporary fillip without an increase in consumer demand.
大量的订单只会是短暂的刺激，并不会增加消费需求。