英语词汇“fillip”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A fillip is something that boosts, promotes, or energizes. Giving away one free candy bar with every dozen purchased might give a fillip to your candy-selling business.

When economies or markets get a fillip, they move or grow in a positive direction, and if your confidence gets a fillip after you get a good grade, it's a boost to your morale. An older, now obsolete meaning of fillip was "a flick of the finger," sort of a soft snap, and as a verb, "to flip something with the fingers" or "to snap."

WORD FAMILY

fillip: fillips

USAGE EXAMPLES

Mr Trump has provided only a temporary fillip.

Economist(Nov 17, 2016)

That will give the economy an extra fillip.

Economist(Nov 10, 2016)

Of that, about £25bn has actually been paid out, denting the cash resources of the banks and giving a significant fillip to consumer spending.

BBC(Nov 02, 2016)

n anything that tends to arouse

his approval was an added fillip

Syn|Hyper

bonus

positive stimulus

a stimulus with desirable consequences

单词	fillip
释义	fillip (once / 13236 pages) n A fillip is something that boosts, promotes, or energizes. Giving away one free candy bar with every dozen purchased might give a fillip to your candy-selling business. When economies or markets get a fillip, they move or grow in a positive direction, and if your confidence gets a fillip after you get a good grade, it's a boost to your morale. An older, now obsolete meaning of fillip was "a flick of the finger," sort of a soft snap, and as a verb, "to flip something with the fingers" or "to snap." WORD FAMILY fillip: fillips USAGE EXAMPLES Mr Trump has provided only a temporary fillip. Economist(Nov 17, 2016) That will give the economy an extra fillip. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) Of that, about £25bn has actually been paid out, denting the cash resources of the banks and giving a significant fillip to consumer spending. BBC(Nov 02, 2016) n anything that tends to arouse his approval was an added fillip Syn\|Hyper bonus positive stimulus a stimulus with desirable consequences
随便看	high pitch high-pitched high point high-potential high-power high-powered high-pressure high-priced high priest high-principled high profile high-protein diet high quality high-ranking high relief High Renaissance high-resolution high-rise high-risk highroad high roller highschool high school high sea high season