Word · Frequency #14487
booster
支持者;后援者
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- 1.
Something that boosts.
起推动作用的事物。
- 2.
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
支持政治家或团队等的人
- 3.
The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
多级火箭的第一级,提供主要或辅助推力以实现起飞和早期飞行。
- 4.
someone who is an active supporter and advocate
积极的支持者和倡导者
- 5.
A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
用于直流电力电路电压调节的电动发电机组。
- 6.
a thief who steals goods that are in a store
在商店偷窃商品的小偷
- 7.
Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
公开宣传或支持(某事或某人)的人;粉丝或支持者。
- 8.
A member of a booster club.
后援俱乐部的成员。
- 9.
A booster dose.
加强剂量。
- 10.
A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
由雷管触发、用于引爆大量钝感炸药的小量敏感炸药。
- 11.
A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
用于增强或加强话语的词,如“真的”。
- 12.
A power-up item.
增强道具。
- 13.
A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
用于增加玩家收藏的卡片或小雕像包。
- 14.
A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
安装在蒸汽机车上的助推器。
起推动作用的事物。;支持政治家或团队等的人;多级火箭的第一级,提供主要或辅助推力以实现起飞和早期飞行。;积极的支持者和倡导者;用于直流电力电路电压调节的电动发电机组。
In use
The football club's biggest booster donated new equipment to the youth team.
She is an enthusiastic booster of the local library's fundraising campaign.
The town's boosters worked together to attract new businesses to the area.
be a booster of sth
She is a booster of local charities.
她是当地慈善事业的支持者。
act as a booster for sth
The new policy acted as a booster for the economy.
新政策对经济起到了推动作用。
a [adj] booster
形容词常为 morale, confidence, ego 等。
Connections
Collocations
- booster shot
- 加强针;加强剂量
- Do I need a booster shot before traveling?旅行前我需要打加强针吗?
- booster rocket
- 助推火箭
- The booster rocket separated after two minutes.两分钟后助推火箭分离了。
- solid rocket booster
- 固体火箭助推器
- The space shuttle used two solid rocket boosters.航天飞机使用了两枚固体火箭助推器。
- booster pump
- 增压泵;升压泵
- A booster pump increases water pressure in the building.增压泵增加建筑物内的水压。
- morale booster
- 鼓舞士气的事物
- The team's win was a great morale booster.球队的胜利极大地鼓舞了士气。
- booster seat
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 booster 拆成 boost(提升、打气)+ er,记住它是“给人或事提升助力的人或物”:支持者、助推器。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:political campaigns、sports and school booster clubs、community fundraising、local news 作“支持者、后援者”时,booster 通常指热情支持某人或某事的人,多用于政治、体育、社区活动等场合。语气比中性的 supporter 更积极、略偏口语,但在新闻报道中也较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 booster 真正押韵的是 rooster /ˈrustɚ/。boaster /ˈboʊstɚ/、toaster /ˈtoʊstɚ/、monster /ˈmɑːnstɚ/、gangster /ˈɡæŋstɚ/、youngster /ˈjʌŋstɚ/ 虽都以 -ster 结尾,但重读元音不同,读音与 booster 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.