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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation trade agreement that does not include China, received a fillip when a Senate panel approved a bill that would give Mr Obama the fast-track negotiating authority he needs.
  《跨太平洋伙伴关系》（Trans-PacificPartnership，简称TPP）不包括中国的12国贸易协定近日获得推动，因为美国参议院的一个委员会批准了授予奥巴马其所需的快车道谈判权力的法案。
• 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 television campaign gave his sales an immediate fillip.
  电视广告宣传活动对销售的影响立竿见影。