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boost

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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
 The win boosted the team’s confidence.
这一场胜利增加了球队的信心。
see thesaurus at increase
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
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Related topics: 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?
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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
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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.
boost1 verbboost2 noun
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