fillip
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˈfɪl.ɪp/us/ˈfɪl.ɪp/something thatcausesasuddenimprovement:
(起推动作用的)刺激物Theathleticswinprovideda much-needed fillipto/fornationalpride.体育竞赛的获胜激发了人们殷切需要的民族自豪感。
Thenewsgavethestockmarketabigfillip.这条消息极大地振奋了股市。
Synonym
bonus
Making things better
- add salt tosomethingidiom
- allay
- alleviate
- alleviation
- ameliorate
- cultivate
- liven(something)up
- lubricate
- make a differenceidiom
- make a world of differenceidiom
- makesomeone/somethingover
- relieve
- revitalize
- revivify
- revolutionize
- salvage
- salve
- save the dayidiom
- sharpen
- tonic