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推进,支援,吹捧推进,提高,捧场,促进
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Boost \Boost\ (b[=oo]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boosted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Boosting}.] [Cf. {Boast}, v. i.]
To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to
climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles,
or in making advancement. [Colloq. U. S.]
Boost \Boost\ (b[=oo]st), n.
A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb;
help. [Colloq. U. S.]
资料来源 : WordNet®
boost
v 1: increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" [syn: {hike}, {hike
up}]
2: give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost
the economy"
3: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the
use of computers in the classroom" [syn: {promote}, {advance},
{further}, {encourage}]
4: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical
circuit" [syn: {advance}, {supercharge}]
5: push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The
singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special
contraption"
boost
n 1: the act of giving hope or support to someone [syn: {encouragement}]
2: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
[syn: {rise}, {hike}, {cost increase}]
3: the act of giving an upward push; "he gave her a boost over
the fence"