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boost v.提高；增加；鼓励；举起；为...做宣传n.增加；推进；鼓励 (1) 这种新工艺将会提高食品产量。(2) 管理层的变更使整个公司士气大振。(3) 把我托上树,我就能摘到那只苹果了。(4) 他们发起了一项推销新式时装的广告运动。(5) 上个月的销售额激增。(6) 这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。(7) 得到那份工作使他大受鼓舞。 Sometimes words appear that really don't have any clear origins. Boost is one of those words, but it's a fun word, and it's thought that maybe it has some connection to boose, a Scots dialect word that carries the idea of a push. A slang meaning of the word is to sneakily steal, like shoplifting. You gave your cousin a boost into the window, not knowing he was planning on boosting some sneakers.

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英 [buːst] 美 [buːst] (1) This new technique will boost food production.(2) The change of management has boosted morale throughout the company.(3) Boost me up the tree and I'll get the apple.(4) They launched a campaign to boost new fashions.(5) Last month saw a tremendous boost in sales.(6) This will be a great boost to the economy.(7) Getting the job gave him a terrific boost. Think of the word boost as meaning "help up." Maybe you need a boost getting over a fence (hmm — are you sneaking in or sneaking out?), or maybe you are feeling low and need to boost your spirits — chocolate, anyone? 1[VERB 动词]使增长；推动；改进；使兴旺 If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.   [V n]  [usu sing]It wants the government to take action to boost the economy...它希望政府采取行动促进经济发展。The move is designed to boost sales during the peak booking months of January and February.这一举措旨在增加1月和2月预订高峰期的销售量。Boost is also a noun.It would get the economy going and give us the boost that we need...它将会推动经济发展，带来我们所需要的繁荣局面。The proposal received a boost on Sunday when The New York Times endorsed it in a leading article.周日，该提议获得了大量支持，因为《纽约时报》在社论中对其作了肯定性的评论。2[VERB 动词]增强，提高（信心或士气） If something boosts your confidence or morale, it improves it.   [V n]We need a big win to boost our confidence...我们需要大胜一场来增强信心。Do what you can to give her confidence and boost her morale.尽你所能让她树立信心，提高士气。Boost is also a noun.It did give me a boost to win such a big event.赢得如此重大的比赛确实使我信心倍增。

英语单词	boost
英美音标	英 [buːst] 美 [buːst]
中文释义	v.提高；增加；鼓励；举起；为...做宣传 n.增加；推进；鼓励
英语例句	(1) This new technique will boost food production. (2) The change of management has boosted morale throughout the company. (3) Boost me up the tree and I'll get the apple. (4) They launched a campaign to boost new fashions. (5) Last month saw a tremendous boost in sales. (6) This will be a great boost to the economy. (7) Getting the job gave him a terrific boost.
中文例句	(1) 这种新工艺将会提高食品产量。 (2) 管理层的变更使整个公司士气大振。 (3) 把我托上树,我就能摘到那只苹果了。 (4) 他们发起了一项推销新式时装的广告运动。 (5) 上个月的销售额激增。 (6) 这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。 (7) 得到那份工作使他大受鼓舞。
vocabulary简明	Think of the word boost as meaning "help up." Maybe you need a boost getting over a fence (hmm — are you sneaking in or sneaking out?), or maybe you are feeling low and need to boost your spirits — chocolate, anyone?
vocabulary扩展	Sometimes words appear that really don't have any clear origins. Boost is one of those words, but it's a fun word, and it's thought that maybe it has some connection to boose, a Scots dialect word that carries the idea of a push. A slang meaning of the word is to sneakily steal, like shoplifting. You gave your cousin a boost into the window, not knowing he was planning on boosting some sneakers.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]使增长；推动；改进；使兴旺 If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful. [V n] [usu sing] It wants the government to take action to boost the economy... 它希望政府采取行动促进经济发展。 The move is designed to boost sales during the peak booking months of January and February. 这一举措旨在增加1月和2月预订高峰期的销售量。 Boost is also a noun. It would get the economy going and give us the boost that we need... 它将会推动经济发展，带来我们所需要的繁荣局面。 The proposal received a boost on Sunday when The New York Times endorsed it in a leading article. 周日，该提议获得了大量支持，因为《纽约时报》在社论中对其作了肯定性的评论。 2 [VERB 动词]增强，提高（信心或士气） If something boosts your confidence or morale, it improves it. [V n] We need a big win to boost our confidence... 我们需要大胜一场来增强信心。 Do what you can to give her confidence and boost her morale. 尽你所能让她树立信心，提高士气。 Boost is also a noun. It did give me a boost to win such a big event. 赢得如此重大的比赛确实使我信心倍增。

Boost Word Give Gave Meaning Sneaking Verb 动词