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单词 boost
释义
boost
verb[T]
uk
/buːst/us
/buːst/

boostverb[T](INCREASE)

B2
toincreaseorimprovesomething:
Thecompanyislookingforwaysto boostsalesinAsia,itsbiggestmarket.
Itriedto boost hismoralebypraisinghiscooking.
Sharepriceswere boosted byreportsof the president'srecovery.总统康复的报道推动股票价格上扬。
More examples
  • Themagazinemisreporteditssalesfiguresinorderto boostadvertisingrevenue.
  • The new player'sskilfuldebutperformanceshould boost the team'sconfidence.
  • Sheclaimedtaxcutswould boost theeconomy.
  • Theboardisevenconsideringincreasingchargesto boostprofits.
  • Thecomplimentsshereceivedafter thepresentationboosted herself-esteem.
  • Thetheatremanagedto boostitsaudiencesbycuttingticketprices.
  • Moremoneyisneededto boost theindustry.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Increasing and intensifying
  • -ify
  • accretion
  • accumulate
  • accumulative
  • add fuel to the fireidiom
  • additive
  • blaze
  • crank
  • hot up
  • increase
  • increment
  • inflame
  • inflation
  • mushroom
  • redouble
  • resurge
  • rocket
  • saturation
  • scalesomethingup
  • stake
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Making things better

boostverb[T](GET VACCINE)

[usually passive]
to give someone aboostervaccine(= asmallamountof asubstanceput into a person'sbodytoprotectthem fromillness, thatincreasestheeffectof the samesubstancethat was given sometimebefore):
Thegovernmentmountedapublichealthcampaignurgingeveryone togetboosted before thewinterfluseason.
More thanhalfof over 18s in thecountryhave now been boostedagainstCovid.
More examples
  • You may needimmunisingor boosting againstcertaininfections.
  • Have you been boostedyet? If not,bookyourboosteronline.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Medicines & drugs: preventing infection
  • anti-AIDS
  • anti-bac
  • anti-plague
  • anti-rabies
  • antibacterial
  • antimicrobial
  • antiseptic
  • biosecurity
  • carbolic acid
  • cauterization
  • containment
  • Covid-secure
  • double-vaxxed
  • rubbing alcohol
  • scrub up
  • social distancing
  • sterility
  • surgical spirit
  • swab
  • unexposed
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boost
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/buːst/us
/buːst/
B2
anoccasionwhen something isimprovedorincreased:
Theloweringofinterestrateswill give a much-needed boosttotheeconomy.利率的下调将会给经济注入急需的推动力。
Passing mydrivingtestwas such a boosttomyconfidence.通过了驾照考试使我自信心大增。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
an increase
  • increaseThere has been an sharp increase in municipal taxes this year.
  • riseLast month saw a rise in the rate of inflation.
  • gainWe are not seeing the gains in productivity that we expected.
  • boostWe are hoping for a boost in sales this year.
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More examples
  • Animmediateinterestcutmight give asmallboost to theeconomy. Even so, anyrecoveryislikelyto be veryslow.
  • Thepublicitygeneratedby thecourtcasehas given awelcomeboost tooursales.
  • Thechangein theexchangerateprovidedatimelyboost to the company'sfallingprofits.
  • Thecitywill get arealboost ifitsOlympicbidissuccessful.
  • Vitaminsupplementscan giveyourimmunesystema boost.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Increasing and intensifying
  • -ify
  • accretion
  • accumulate
  • accumulative
  • add fuel to the fireidiom
  • additive
  • blaze
  • crank
  • hot up
  • increase
  • increment
  • inflame
  • inflation
  • mushroom
  • redouble
  • resurge
  • rocket
  • saturation
  • scalesomethingup
  • stake
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Making things better
(Definition ofboostfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
boost
verb[T]
uk
/buːst/us
/buːst/
B2
toimproveorincreasesomething
改善；提高；增强；推动
Thetheatremanagedto boostitsaudiencesbycuttingticketprices.剧院设法通过降低票价来增加观众数量。
Sharepriceswere boosted byreportsof the president'srecovery.总统康复的报道推动股票价格上扬。
Itriedto boost hisego(= make himfeelmoreconfident)bypraisinghiscooking.我赞扬他的厨艺，试图以此增强他的自信心。
More examples
  • Themagazinemisreporteditssalesfiguresinorderto boostadvertisingrevenue.
  • Thebossgave thestaffapeptalkthismorningin anattemptto boostsales.
  • Thecomplimentsshereceivedafter thepresentationboosted herself-esteem.
  • Thesuccessfulbrandingandmarketingof the newbeerhas already boostedsalesandincreasedprofits.
  • Moremoneyisneededto boost theindustry.
boost
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/buːst/us
/buːst/
B2
theactof boosting something
改善；提高；增强；推动
Theloweringofinterestrateswill give a much-needed boosttotheeconomy.利率的下调将会给经济注入急需的推动力。
Passing mydrivingtestwas such a boosttomyconfidence.通过了驾照考试使我自信心大增。
More examples
  • Animmediateinterestcutmight give asmallboost to theeconomy. Even so, anyrecoveryislikelyto be veryslow.
  • Thepublicitygeneratedby thecourtcasehas given awelcomeboost tooursales.
  • Thechangein theexchangerateprovidedatimelyboost to the company'sfallingprofits.
  • Thecitywill get arealboost ifitsOlympicbidissuccessful.
  • Vitaminsupplementscan giveyourimmunesystema boost.

boost| American Dictionary

boost
verb
us
/bust/

boostverb(MAKE BETTER)

[T]
toimproveorincreasesomething:
We tookvariousstepstotryto boostsales.

boostverb(LIFT)

[Talways+ adv/prep]
toliftsomeone or something bypushingfrom below:
She boosted the littleboyup toseeover thefence.
boost
noun
us/bust/

boostnoun(IMPROVEMENT)

[Cusually sing]
animprovementorincrease, or anactionthatcausesthis:
The president’sapprovalratinggot a boostfollowinghisspeech.

boostnoun(LIFT)

[C]
apushfrom below thatliftsapersonor thing:
I need a boost to get over thewall.
(Definition ofboostfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

boost| Business English

boost
verb[T]
uk
/buːst/us
toincreaseorimprovesomething:
boost profits/prices/ratesTheindustryhasexceededallexpectationsfor boostingprofitsanddividends.
boost exports/sales/tradeThelowerexchangerateis already boostingexports.
boost confidence/moraleHe waselectedon aplatformtocreatejobsand boostinvestorconfidence.
Theeffectof thesepolicieswould be toencouragespendingandboost theeconomy.
boostproduction/performance/productivity
boost sth (by) 20%/50%/100%, etc.Thecompanyboosteditsdividendnearly50%.
boost
noun[C,usually singular]
uk
/buːst/us
anactoreventthatincreasesorimprovessomething:
Typicallysalesjumpin theautumn, when theyget a boostfrom the back-to-school andholidayshoppingseasons.
Thecampaignforpensionreformreceiveda boostonFriday.
Shares onWallStreetweregiven a boostby arallyin the US Treasurybondmarket.
abig/major/huge/significantboost
anincrease:
a boost in sthMotorists whooperatediesel-poweredvehicleswouldfacea 1.5-cent-a-gallon boost infueltaxes.
Theincomeboost for the two millionlowestpaidwill not takeeffectuntilOctober.
(Definition ofboostfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofboost

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Zoster may occur more frequently in adults who have not been boosted by varicella contacts (6).
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Zoster may occur more frequently in adults who have not been boosted by varicella contacts during their adult life [28].
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Accelerated radiotherapy regimen for malignant gliomas using stereotactic concomitant boosts for dose escalation.
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The involvement of a community psychiatric nurse with such patients may have boosted the uptake of interviews, but was not logistically possible.
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Then in the 2000 election, the party boosted its strength by 41.65%.
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Thus, besides their pattern detection capacities, children's understanding of intentions substantially boosts their learning of meaningful rules.
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Finally, the increased focus on doctors' neglect may have boosted defensive medical behavior and risk aversion among the general practitioners.
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They turned their focus to the department's flagging mail operations, boosting the efficiency of the agency's basic services.
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Small amounts of spectral noise actually boosted the average amplitude of temporally-coded signals relative to a pure sinusoidal modulation.
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Raising plan generosity also boosts employees' appreciation of their retirement program but its effect is more modest.
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The positional faithfulness approach accounts for accented dominant affixes by boosting the faithfulness properties of certain affixes.
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The new cities were located on the imperial highways usually at points where they crossed a navigable river thus facilitating communication and boosting commerce.
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In this paper we present an original neoclassical growth model in which work effort and accumulation are boosted by negative externalities.
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Ultimately it boosted their authority by conferring a more complete legitimacy.
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In this regime we are not acting on (neither boosting nor penalizing) any possible group selection factor.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithboost

boost

These are words often used in combination withboost.

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big boost
They're abigboostto both me and you all.
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boost phase
Theboostphasepreceded the pelvic phase in this protocol in order to complete all data collection within the first 5 weeks of radiation treatment.
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enormous boost
The 1960s were marked by anenormousboostof economically inspired banditry.
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