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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   boost

   • IPA[bo͞ost]

   美式

   • v.
     help or encourage (something) to increase or improve；push from below; assist
   • n.
     a source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement；an increase or improvement

   • verb: boost, 3rd person present: boosts, gerund or present participle: boosting, past tense: boosted, past participle: boosted

   • noun: boost, plural noun: boosts

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. help or encourage (something) to increase or improve a range of measures to boost tourism 同義詞 improve, raise, uplift, increase, augment, ... 更多magnify, swell, amplify, enhance, encourage, heighten, help, promote, foster, nurture, arouse, stimulate, invigorate, revitalize, inspire, perk up, support, bolster, buttress, shore up, informalbuck up, jack up, give a shot in the arm to, increase, expand, raise, elevate, escalate, augment, add to, improve, strengthen, amplify, enlarge, inflate, push up, promote, advance, develop, further, foster, stimulate, facilitate, help, assist, aid, support, back, shore up, informaljack up, hike, hike up, beef up, crank up, bump up, step up反義詞 decrease, hinder
   • ▪ push from below; assist people they were trying to boost over a wall 同義詞 lift, raise, hoist, push, thrust, ... 更多shove, heave, elevate, help, aid, assist, informalhoick, give someone a leg up, rareupheave
   • ▪ amplify (an electrical signal).
   • ▪ steal, especially by shoplifting or pickpocketing.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement the cut in interest rates will give a further boost to the economy 同義詞 uplift, lift, spur, encouragement, help, ... 更多inspiration, stimulus, pick-me-up, fillip, support, bolster, informalshot in the arm
   • ▪ an increase or improvement a boost in exports 同義詞 increase, expansion, upturn, upsurge, upswing, ... 更多rise, elevation, escalation, augmentation, improvement, development, advance, growth, boom, spurt, informalhike, step up, jack up反義詞 decrease
   • ▪ a push from below. 同義詞 lift up, hoist up, push, thrust, shove, ... 更多heave, informala leg up, a hoick up