| 词汇 | boost |
| 释义 | boostWord family nounboosterboosterismbooster seatverbboost boost1 /buːst/ ●●○ verb [transitiveT] 1 INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTto increase or improve something and make it more successful 促进，推动，使兴旺 The new resort area has boosted tourism. 新的度假区促进了旅游业的发展。 boost somebody’s confidence/morale/ego ► see thesaurus at increase The win boosted the team’s confidence. 这一场胜利增加了球队的信心。 2 (also boost up)LIFT to help someone reach a higher place by lifting or pushing them 向上推起，托一把 He boosted her up. 他托了她一把。 3. if a rocket or motor boosts a spacecraft, it makes it go up into space or go in a particular direction 助推〔宇宙飞船〕 4. American EnglishAmE informal to steal something 偷窃 Examples from the Corpus boost• The plan was meant to boost agricultural production.• The goal is to boost business for Zegna merchandise.• Profits last year were boosted by £69m of interest savings from the £572m rights issue a year ago.• The interim dividend is being boosted by nearly half although the final payment is weightier.• Greater consumer access to the Internet has boosted electronic retailing.• About 36 percent of employers plan to boost hiring the rest of this year.• Periodic applications of diluted fish emulsion will boost plant appearance, too.• The multi-million dollar ad campaign has failed to boost sales.• Jane Dee Hull promised in her state-of-the-state address to boost spending even higher this year.• Perhaps year-round education would boost student performance.• I boosted the kid up so he could reach the branch.• This payment will boost their pension funds by an average of 20 per cent.• He wanted to boost their performance in school and help them find and hold jobs. boost somebody’s confidence/morale/ego• Free phone calls to home can help to boost the troops' morale. Electricity, Gas, coal, oil boost2 ●●○ noun 1 [singular]HELP something that gives someone more confidence, or that helps something increase, improve, or become successful 激励，鼓舞，帮助 boost to a major boost to the economy 对经济的大力推动 boost for a multimillion-pound boost for the British film industry 推动英国电影业发展的数百万英镑的资金 Add a little more vanilla, to give the flavor a boost. 再加一点香草提提味。 get/receive a boost The community will get a boost from a new library and recreation center. 兴建新的图书馆和娱乐中心将会推动该社区的发展。 morale/ego boost The poll provided a morale boost for the Conservatives. 这次民意测验鼓舞了保守党的士气。 2 give somebody a boost (up) LIFTto lift someone so that they can reach a higher place 推起某人，托某人一把 If I give you a boost, could you reach the window? 如果我托你一把，你可以够到窗户吗？ Examples from the Corpus give somebody a boost (up)• This will help to cut pollution and save energy and give a valuable boost to the housing market.• Fishing industry lands a big boost Scarborough's fishing industry has been given a big boost thanks to shoals of scallops.• His defeat gives a further boost to Mr Kinnock's already overriding executive majority.• It gave her confidence a boost to know that she had spotted him, and it made her actions easy.• Because the Saints gave an economic boost to the young state, Illinoisans at first greeted them congenially.• He says the government's turnaround on interest and exchange rate policies should give an extra boost to Christmas trading too.• Cally had been intimidated by the occasion and Jen wanted to give her a boost.• This will give a further boost to the economy. 3. [uncountableU]TPETPG an increase in the amount of power available to a rocket, piece of electrical equipment etc 〔火箭、电器等的〕动力增强，助推 Examples from the Corpus boost• Some women may need an extra boost from vitamins.• I thought the Menard motors were running with 55 inches of boost.• The Commerce Department said incomes grew by 0.6 percent, while spending got a 0.7 percent boost.• Bush got a significant boost in the final days before the recess from two votes in the House of Representatives.• Breathtaking planetary aspects and movements will give your confidence and personal affairs a tremendous boost. get/receive a boost• High note: A scanner appeal has hit a high note after receiving a boost from Cleveland police.• Earlier in the day, bonds received a boost as the central bank said it would buy government bonds outright.• The Clippers got a boost early from the return of Brian Williams, who missed four games with a strained left arch.• He recently got a boost when Mr Mubarak replaced a rival, Salah Halabi, as army chief of staff.• Financial-services shares got a boost after J. P. Morgan. From Longman Business Dictionary boostboost1 /buːst/ verb [transitiveT] 1to increase something such as production, sales, or prices The advertising campaign is intended to boost sales. Another cut in interest rates would boost stock prices. 800 jobs have been cut in an attempt to boost productivity. 2boost the economy to make the economy stronger, so that business activity increases, prices and wages go up, and unemployment falls The US Treasury ordered the Fed to lift the yen against the dollar in hopes of boosting the US economy before the November election. 3boost confidence to increase confidence The economy needs a positive jolt to boost consumer confidence. 4to advertise a product a special promotion to boost their new product boostboost2 noun [singular] 1something that helps to increase something such as production, sales, or prices That optimistic outlook gave stocks and the dollar a boost. Sales could get a boost in January and February. 2something that helps something to improve or become more successful The price of oil could soon be $15 a barrel or less, which would be a welcome boost to the American economy. The sale of such a large nuclear power reactor is expected to give a boost to Canada’s nuclear industry. The market got a boost on Friday when the Federal Reserve Board cut the interest rate that it charges member banks. 3something that helps to improve confidence or encourage people The end of the war would almost certainly provide some sort of boost to business and consumer confidence. |
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