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

单词	fillip
释义	fil·lip I. noun also fil·ip \ˈfilə̇p\ (-s) Etymology: probably of imitative origin 1. a. : a blow or gesture made by the sudden forcible straightening of a finger curled up against the thumb b. : a short smart blow : buffet < giving her a … fillip on the shoulder with his heavy gloves — Glenway Wescott > 2. a. : something added that tends to arouse or excite < the Declaration of Independence gave a brief fillip to patriotism but only for a short period — S.E.Morrison & H.S.Commager > b. : a stimulating or rousing agent < businessmen … cannot see where the next big fillip for business will come from — Newsweek > 3. : a trivial addition : a minor embellishment < quite necessary adjuncts instead of merely extra fillips — Lois Long > II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. a. : to strike by holding the nail of a finger against the ball of the thumb and then suddenly releasing it from that position b. : to make a filliping motion with < the man filliped his fingers toward his accuser — S.H.Adams > 2. : to project quickly by or as if by a fillip : snap < filliped crumbs off the table > 3. : to urge on : stimulate < with this to fillip his spirits — Robert Westerby >
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