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

• Some are hoping for a swift return to business-as-usual, with an American recovery providing a new fillip to China's exporters.
  一些人希望快速恢复常态，即美国复苏，为中国出口商带来新的推动力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• A few anecdotes will add a fillip to your book.
  几则轶事会对你的书增加刺激性。
• 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。