Word · Frequency #4022
boosts
帮助；鼓励；促进
boosts is the plural of boost.
Help or encouragement that makes someone feel better or something improve.
- 1.
A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
从后面或下面推一把,帮助攀爬
- 2.
the act of giving hope or support to someone
给予希望或支持的行为
- 3.
Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
帮助或增加力量、效果的东西；援助
- 4.
an increase in cost
成本增加
- 5.
A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
改变速度的坐标变换
- 6.
the act of giving a push
推动的行为
- 7.
A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
带涡轮增压或机械增压汽车中的正进气歧管压力
一推；推动；（成本的）增加；涨价；增压；速度变换；从后面或下面推一把,帮助攀爬
In use
The coach's speech gave the team a real boost.
The new policy provided a boost to the local economy.
Receiving that award was a huge boost to her confidence.
he gave her a boost over the fence
a boost to sth
The new policy gave a boost to the economy.
新政策给经济带来了推动。
a boost in sth
常用于表示数量或程度的增加。
There was a boost in sales last quarter.
上季度销售额有所增长。
give sb/sth a boost
此模式中boost常指精神上的鼓励或支持。
Connections
Collocations
- a boost to morale
- 对士气的鼓舞
- The team's recent victory was a big boost to morale.球队最近的胜利对士气是一个巨大的鼓舞。
- a boost in prices
- 价格上涨
- There has been a boost in oil prices recently.最近石油价格上涨了。
- give a boost
- 给予推动
- The government hopes to give a boost to the economy.政府希望给经济一个推动。
- receive a boost
- 获得推动
- The industry received a boost from new technology.该行业从新技术中获得了推动。
- major boost
- 重大促进
- The new policy provided a major boost to employment.新政策对就业提供了重大促进。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 'boost' 拆成 'boo'（吓）和 'st'（街道），联想在街上被吓一跳获得推力。
Context & Register
（名词）给予希望或支持的行为。语境：激励、支持。语域：中性。说明：通常用于描述给予他人鼓励或支持的行为，属于中性偏积极语境。
Grammar Note
该名词为可数名词，其复数形式为boosts。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only one word, 'roost', genuinely rhymes with 'boost' (both /uːst/). The others share the spelling 'ost' but are pronounced with a long o sound (/oʊst/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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