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

• 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。
• International banks received a New Year fillip when regulators revealed that the first ever global liquidity standards would be less onerous than expected and not be fully enforced until 2019, four years later than expected.
  新年之际，国际银行迎来了令人振奋的消息。监管机构表示，首次出台的全球流动性标准将不会像业界预测的那么严苛，且直到2019年才进入全面实施，比预期时间晚了四年。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 lower currency means investment in Russian manufacturing and agriculture will make good economic sense again. Both should be given a real fillip.
  卢布贬值意味着俄罗斯制造业和农业的投资将带来较好的经济效益，这两个领域都将反弹。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。