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boost

/boost/US // bust //UK // (buːst) //

推动,促进,促进发展,催促

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below.
    • : to advance or aid by speaking well of; promote: She always boosts her hometown.
    • : to increase; raise: to boost prices; to boost the horsepower of the car by 20 percent.
    • : Slang. to steal, especially to shoplift: Two typewriters were boosted from the office last night.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Slang. to engage in stealing, especially shoplifting.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an upward shove or raise; lift.
    • : an increase; rise: There's been a tremendous boost in food prices.
    • : an act, remark, or the like, that helps one's progress, morale, efforts, etc.: His pep talk was the boost our team needed.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Whichever teammate happens to be slower on the climb will get a boost from their faster teammate, and the two of them will both reach the summit at the faster teammate’s time.

  • Think to yourself whether a particular article seems too good to be true, and seek out multiple reputable sources before giving it a signal boost.

  • Still, O’Brien has enjoyed a boost in funding and attention since the second round of unrest.

  • HBO Max’s ad-supported tier, slated to debut next year, would seem poised to give Xandr a boost.

  • The boost lifted the chief executive officer’s fortune to almost $22 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

  • Prepare for takeoff, because quality vacation time will certainly boost your mood.

  • Unz also notes that a higher minimum wage would discourage illegal immigration and boost consumer spending.

  • Increasingly, adding solar power to the top of factories can help boost the bottom line.

  • Firstly, there's the offensive notion that New York needs an ad campaign to boost tourism.

  • And while everyone benefits from gardens, they can provide an extra boost for kids with special needs.

  • For skilful attempts to convert a knock into a boost, commend us to the discredited nostrum exploiter.

  • In that case, we will have to turn in and88 give the fellow what you Americans call a boost.

  • "Then you'll have to boost the buggy-wheels, that's all," answered Jim.

  • Too beaten to bite they could only boost one against another like two schoolboys trying to push one another off a form.

  • I drag Vandeleur in a helpless condition out on the balcony, boost him up on the railing, and push him off.