| 单词 | boost |
| 释义 | boost /boohst/, v.t. 1. to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below. 2. to advance or aid by speaking well of; promote: She always boosts her hometown. 3. to increase; raise: to boost prices; to boost the horsepower of the car by 20 percent. 4. Slang. to steal, esp. to shoplift: Two typewriters were boosted from the office last night. v.i. 5. Slang. to engage in stealing, esp. shoplifting. n. 6. an upward shove or raise; lift. 7. an increase; rise: There's been a tremendous boost in food prices. 8. an act, remark, or the like, that helps one's progress, morale, efforts, etc.: His pep talk was the boost our team needed. [1805-15, Amer.; perh. Scots dial. boose (var. of pouss PUSH) + (HOI)ST] Syn. 7. hike, growth, upsurge, upswing, uptick. |
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