boost
boost
verb
[with obj.]
verb
[with obj.]
- help or encourage (something) to increase or improve
推动，推进
a range of measures to boost tourism.
推动旅游业发展的一系列举措。
■amplify (an electrical signal)
放大（电讯号） - (N. Amer.)push from below
- (N. Amer. informal)steal (something)
(北美， 非正式)偷窃
he'd had his wallet boosted in a bar.
他的钱包在酒吧里被偷了。
- a source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement
推动，促进
the cut in interest rates will give a further boost to the economy.
降低利率将进一步推动经济的发展。
■an increase or improvement
增长，提高
a boost in exports.
出口增长。 - (N. Amer.)a push from below
(北美)来自下方的推力
- early 19th cent. (originally US, in the sense push from below): of unknown origin
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