boost
verb- 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 提高生产率/增加开支 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 effectb2The 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 atempt to boost the number of barn owls living in the wild 一项增加野生仓鸮数量的计划 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
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- help (to)
- to
- boost something (North American English, informal, becoming old-fashioned)
to steal something 偷窃
Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US, in sense (4)): of unknown origin.