boost

英 [buːst] 美 [buːst]

• v. 提高；增加；鼓励；举起；为...做宣传
• n. 增加；推进；鼓励

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 向上推起,提升

   lift by pushing up from below

2. vt. 增加,提高

   increase; raise

3. vt. 促进,改善,激励

   help to advance or improve

4. vt. 吹捧,大肆宣传

   plug

n. (名词)

1. [S]推起

   a push upwards

2. [S]增加,改进

   an increase or improvement

3. [S]促进,激励

   an act that brings help or encouragement

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 提高，提升，促进，推动，推进，增加，改善
2. 举，推，升，提，抬
3. 为…作宣传，大肆宣传，吹捧
4. 支援，支持
5. 煽起（买风）
6. 【电】升（压）
7. 助（爆）
8. 推送
9. 搬动
10. 推动...上涨，使...扩大，使增长，使兴旺，使迅速发展
11. 捧场
12. 向上推起，把...向上推
13. 激励
14. 偷盗某物，从商店偷盗某物（黑社会用语）

n. 名词

1. 帮助，提高，促进，增加，推动，推进，增长
2. 一举，一抬，一推
3. 吹捧，宣传
4. 后推
5. 助推发动机
6. 加速器
7. 激励
8. 功率增大
9. 支援

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of giving hope or support to someone

2. an increase in cost;

   "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
   

3. the act of giving a push;

   "he gave her a boost over the fence"
   

Verb:

1. increase;

   "The landlord hiked up the rents"
   

2. give a boost to; be beneficial to;

   "The tax cut will boost the economy"
   

3. contribute to the progress or growth of;

   "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
   

4. increase or raise;

   "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
   

5. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind;

   "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. This new technique will boost food production.
   这种新工艺将会提高食品产量。
2. The publication of this book boost my confidence.
   这本书的出版增强了我的信心。
3. The change of management has boosted morale throughout the company.
   管理层的变更使整个公司士气大振。
4. Boost me up the tree and I'll get the apple.
   把我托上树,我就能摘到那只苹果了。
5. They launched a campaign to boost new fashions.
   他们发起了一项推销新式时装的广告运动。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Last month saw a tremendous boost in sales.
   上个月的销售额激增。
2. This will be a great boost to the economy.
   这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。
3. Getting the job gave him a terrific boost.
   得到那份工作使他大受鼓舞。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The rocket boosts the astronaut into space.
   这火箭能把宇航员送入太空。
2. These changes will help to boost share prices.
   这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。
3. We need a holiday to boost our spirits.
   我们需要休假以激发士气。
4. Mack boosted his cousin into a better job.
   麦克吹捧自己的堂兄,使他得到较好的工作。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Give me a boost over the fence.
   托我一把帮我越过篱笆。
2. This has given share prices a big boost.
   这已使股票价格大大提高。
3. This will be a great boost to the economy.
   这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。

经典引文

• I got a pretty good boost in Boston, by the editors giving me recommendations.

  出自： Seba Smith

• The recording needs treble boost, but is otherwise excellent.

  出自：Listener

• The patient's dependency on him is providing him with a boost to his own self-esteem.

  出自： A. Storr

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

boost up (v.+adv.)

支援(某人),增强(某人)的力量 support; strengthen sb
boost sb ⇔ up
If you boost me up,I can just reach the window.

假如你托我一把,我正好可以够到窗户。
The boy had to be boosted up onto the large horse.

那男孩必须让人托着才能骑上那高头大马。 boost up
The company needs boosting up, if it is not to be defeated by its competitors.

该公司如要在竞争中不被对手挤垮,就须加强实力。 boost sb ⇔ up
Jim is not very cheerful; he needs a holiday to boost him up.

吉姆不太快乐,他需要度假来使他振作起来。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• boost price 提高价格
• boost spirit 激励士气

～+副词

• boost up 托起,支援

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• give a boost 托一把

形容词+～

• big boost 巨大的促进
• great boost 巨大的促进

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. boost用作动词的基本意思是“向上推起,提升”,指给某人或某物一个向上的力,使其在原有的水准上升高; 也可指使价格等上升,即“增加,提高”。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

boost, elevate, enhance, exalt, grow, highten, hoist, lift, raise

• 参见raise条。

lift，hoist，raise，elevate，heave，boost

• 这些动词均有“升起、举起”之意。
• lift指用人力或机械力把某物升到较高的位置。
• hoist多指用绳索、滑轮等机械把重物升起。
• raise较正式用词，常可与lift换用，但强调把某物举起或抬起到应有的高度。常用比喻。
• elevate较正式用词，指位置、高度的升高，多作比喻用，指职位、品德等的提高。
• heave指需花大力气或借外力才能举起或抬起重物。
• boost原义指从后面或下面推起或提高，现常用于指提高价格、振作精神等抽象概念。

近反义词

【近义词】

• encourage
• promote
• improvement
• increase
• rise