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 move gave a much-needed fillip to the retail sector.
  这次活动给零售部门一个及时的刺激。
• If the asking price is met, the sale of Chiswick park would also be a fillip for Blackstone.
  如果开价被接受，奇斯威克园区的出售也将让黑石大赚一笔。
• 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。
• Michael Ballack could hand the host nation a real fillip by making a shock return for Germany's opener with Costa Rica.
  米歇尔.巴拉克给了东道主一剂强心剂，他令人震惊的返回到德国对哥斯达黎加的开幕战中。
• 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。
• And while the Chinese economy might be growing faster than the US, the real fillip to oil company profits has come from rising oil prices which benefits the whole industry, not just Chinese operators.
  而尽管中国经济增长可能比美国快，但真正推动石油公司收益的是不断上涨的油价不仅仅是中国公司，整个产业都从中受益。
• And rebuilding after the floods and tornadoes may deliver a fillip in the second half of the year.
  而且洪水以及龙卷风后重建也可以刺激下半年的经济。
• A few jokes will add a final fillip to your speech.
  几句笑话会给你的演说添些生气。
• 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。
• The engines project will also provide a cost-cutting fillip to Infiniti, which makes the bulk of its cars in Tochigi, Japan, but has its biggest sales in the US.
  此发动机项目也将使英菲尼迪降低成本。大部分英菲尼迪轿车都是在日本枥木（Tochigi）生产的，但其最大的销售市场却是美国。