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a boost to sth
The new policy gave a boost to the economy.
新政策给经济带来了推动。
帮助；鼓励；促进
boosts — plural of boost
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
帮助；鼓励；促进
Help or encouragement that makes someone feel better or something improve.
The new policy gave a boost to the economy.
新政策给经济带来了推动。
从后面或下面推一把,帮助攀爬
A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
给予希望或支持的行为
the act of giving hope or support to someone
帮助或增加力量、效果的东西；援助
Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
成本增加
an increase in cost
The coach's speech gave the team a real boost.
教练的讲话给球队带来了真正的鼓舞。
AI contextual example
The new policy provided a boost to the local economy.
新政策为当地经济提供了推动。
AI contextual example
Receiving that award was a huge boost to her confidence.
获得那个奖项极大地增强了她的信心。
AI contextual example
he gave her a boost over the fence
他托了她一把,帮她翻过了栅栏
WordNet
The new policy gave a boost to the economy.
新政策给经济带来了推动。
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。
此模式中boost常指精神上的鼓励或支持。
Her kind words gave me a boost.
她那番亲切的话语给了我鼓励。
Not this
We need a boost our sales.
Use this
We need a boost to our sales.
英语中名词boost后需加介词to才能接接受对象，中国学习者常因直译中文而遗漏介词。
Not this
The new program brought a boost of the economy.
Use this
The new program brought a boost to the economy.
表示“对…的促进”时，boost的常用搭配是boost to，而非boost of，of多用于表示所属或内容。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
价格上涨
There has been a boost in oil prices recently.
最近石油价格上涨了。
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。
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。
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。
一剂强心针
The new funding gave a boost in the arm to the project.
新资金给这个项目打了一剂强心针。
士气提振
The team's victory was a huge morale boost.
团队的胜利极大地提振了士气。
对系统的推动
The tax cut provided a boost to the economic system.
减税对经济体系起到了推动作用。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
Use boosts naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 'boost' 拆成 'boo'（吓）和 'st'（街道），联想在街上被吓一跳获得推力。
（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。
该名词为可数名词，其复数形式为boosts。
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