boost
verb/buːst/
/buːst/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they boost | /buːst/ /buːst/ |
| he / she / it boosts | /buːsts/ /buːsts/ |
| past simple boosted | /ˈbuːstɪd/ /ˈbuːstɪd/ |
| past participle boosted | /ˈbuːstɪd/ /ˈbuːstɪd/ |
| -ing form boosting | /ˈbuːstɪŋ/ /ˈbuːstɪŋ/ |
- boost something to make something increase, or become better or more successful
使增长；使兴旺 - to boost exports/profits
增加出口；提高利润 - to boost productivity/spending
提高生产力/支出 - The movie helped boost her screen career.
那部电影有助于她的银幕生涯的发展。 - to boost somebody’s confidence/morale
增强某人的信心／士气 - Getting that job did a lot to boost his ego (= make him feel more confident).
得到那份工作使他信心倍增。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2, Change, cause and effectb2- The new service helped boost pre-tax profits by 10%.
新服务令税前利润提高了10%。 - The total was boosted to nearly $200 by donations from parents.
家长捐款使总金额提高到将近 200 美元。 - an attempt to boost the number of barn owls living in the wild
尝试增加野生谷仓猫头鹰的数量 - to boost her chances of winning next month's election
增加她赢得下个月选举的机会 - A last-minute rush by Christmas shoppers boosted sales.
圣诞前最后一波购物热潮使商店营业额大增。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
- help (to)
- to
- to boost exports/profits
- boost something (North American English, informal, becoming old-fashioned) to steal something
偷；偷走
Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US, in sense (4)): of unknown origin.