fillip

n. 弹指, 刺激 vt. 用指弹, 刺激

发音

US /ˈfɪlɪp/
UK /ˈfɪlɪp/

词形变化

fillips 复数 fillips filliped filliping fillipped fillipping fillips 三单 filliping 现在分词 fillipping 现在分词 filliped 过去式 filliped 过去分词 fillipped 过去式 fillipped 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.

    打响指

    古体
  2. 2.

    A sharp strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means.

  3. 3.

    Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.

    引申义
  4. 4.

    Something that excites or stimulates.

    引申义

    This measure gave a fillip to the housing market.

    The athlete’s victory provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.

v.
  1. 1.

    To strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To project quickly; to snap.

    及物 引申义
  3. 3.

    To strike or tap smartly.

    及物 引申义
  4. 4.

    To drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet.

    比喻 及物

    The spicy aroma filliped my appetite.

  5. 5.

    To make a fillip (noun sense 1) (with the fingers).

    及物/不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

bonus

词源

From Middle English filippen, philippe (“to flick or snap a finger from against the thumb”); further origin uncertain, but probably imitative. See flip. It is not clear whether the verb is derived from the noun, or vice versa.

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