fillip
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fil·lip /ˈfɪlɪp/ noun [singular] CONFIDENTsomething that improves a situation or adds excitement or interest to something 激励[刺激]物 SYN boost A cut in lending rates would give a fillip to the housing market. 贷款利率下调将会刺激房产市场。 British athletics received a tremendous fillip when Wells won the Gold. 韦尔斯赢得金牌后，英国运动员受到极大鼓舞。
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fillip• Mergers and acquisitions gave a brief fillip to prices early in the day.• Living in the château gave an enormous fillip to these aspirations.• It was with a little fillip of surprise that Pascoe realized she hadn't recognized his voice.• Did she only feel good because of the unexpected fillip of her highly attractive anonymous new neighbour?• Yes, those ladies had given a useful fillip to his prestige.received a ... fillip• In the event, only small firms received a budget fillip.• The notion of regional planning received a great fillip from Unwin's proposals for London prepared between 1929 and 1933.Origin fillip (1400-1500) From the sound of sharply moving your fingers against your thumbfil·lip nounChineseSyllable
or a something Corpus that or situation improves adds excitement
fillip
fil‧lip /ˈfɪləp, ˈfɪlɪp/
noun [singular]
SYN boost:
A cut in lending rates would give a fillip to the housing market.
British athletics received a tremendous fillip when Wells won the Gold.
fil‧lip /ˈfɪləp, ˈfɪlɪp/
noun [singular] Date: 1400-1500
Origin: From the sound of sharply moving your fingers against your thumb
something that improves a situation or adds excitement or interest to something Origin: From the sound of sharply moving your fingers against your thumb
SYN boost: