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 boost [bu:st]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 推进, 吹捧

vt. 推进, 提高, 宣扬, 促进

[经] 鼓动购买的广告计划, 提高, 增加; 鼓励购买


  1. The act or an instance of assisting; a boost.
    帮助协助的行为或实例；支援
  2. A big boost in salary.
    一次工资大增加
  3. Edward is not very cheerful, he needs a holiday to boost him up.
    爱德华精神欠佳，他需要度假以振作起来。


boost


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.]

  1. "At least, it gave the market a psychological boost," said one equity trader.
  2. The unit had been hoping to boost employment for development of two new jetliners.
  3. Trading could also get a boost from proposals to reduce smog.
  4. Thus the company currently has major projects under way to boost its production capacity both in Japan and in the U.S.
  5. Commercials featuring the dancing, singing California raisins have helped boost consumption by 13 percent and Leger wants to do the same for watermelons.
  6. Some industry analysts say the baby boomers could help boost sales by year-end to more than double the drug's 1987 world-wide sales.
  7. One takeover stock trader predicted yesterday's developments could boost UAL's stock price by $5 a share today.
  8. The drug, which helps to boost a patient's immune system, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in late February.
  9. The dollar rose 1.4% against the yen Monday after the G-7 failed to boost the yen, as was widely expected.
  10. It should boost the pay of senior and mid-level examiners to stem a 10 percent turnover rate.
  11. Our offer applies to all 1,000 houses and flats on our 78 sites in England and Wales.' Lovell wants to boost sales by at least 10 per cent.
  12. GAF, which has held a little-publicized stake of about 4.9% in Cabot for two years, confirmed it asked the Federal Trade Commission for clearance to boost its holdings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act on Aug. 1.
  13. NATO defense ministers Thursday urged U.S. allies to boost defense spending, upgrade military equipment and play a greater role in maintaining a strong Western alliance.
  14. Dr. Arthur Fleming, chief of trauma and surgery at King-Drew, proposed the facility as an Army training site to boost manpower at the overburdened trauma unit.
  15. The lower paid would be more likely to use any tax hand-out to boost spending, thus stimulating demand in the economy. Furthermore, higher allowances take people out of the tax net.
  16. BBA Group, noticeably weaker the previous day on the cash call for Pounds 79.1m. steadied at 128p. London International Group, the consumer products and services company, advanced strongly amid talk that Genting of Malaysia was keen to boost its stake.
  17. In another boost for the anti-Iraqi forces, Mikhail S. Gorbachev today said Saddam Hussein's attempts to divide the multinational effort are bound to fail.
  18. Byers said the oil market also got a boost Monday by a report shoing daily oil production among the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries declined to 19.4 million from 20.2 million barrels.
  19. Industrial Bank of Japan fell Y10 to Y3,290 and Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank lost Y30 to Y1,980. Retailers rose on prospects of a boost in private consumption because of an income tax cut scheduled next month.
  20. Broadcasters, on the other hand, still are paying for last year's writers' strike, but they should get a boost later from a big rebound in television-ad sales.
  21. The commission boost also follows increases last year by other firms, including Merrill Lynch & Co. and Sears, Roebuck & Co.'s Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. unit.
  22. Securities analysts said Icahn's move, which helped boost Texaco's stock price, evidently reflected his impatience at the pace of the company's post-bankruptcy restructuring aimed at increasing the value of Texaco stock.
  23. That purchase, combined with the Metromedia deal, would boost LIN's stake to 93 percent of the New York franchise.
  24. Strong demand from abroad helped Casket, Britain's second-largest bicycle manufacturer, boost annual pre-tax profits by 27 per cent to Pounds 3.6m. The company, which claims 25 per cent of the UK market, increased exports by 26 per cent.
  25. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and the United Rubber Workers Union tentatively agreed to a new three-year accord that provides for cost-of-living adjustments in each year of the pact, but no wage boost.
  26. Many companies now use contract caterers as a form of insurance. While contract caterers originally helped boost wartime morale, many companies now employ caterers to enhance company image.
  27. Sales are expected to amount to 135 billion yen, helped by rising sales of Epogin, a drug to boost red blood cell production launched in April 1990, as well as the anti-anginal drug Sigmart.
  28. The announcement Tuesday comes as budget-conscious advertisers increasingly are looking beyond the major TV networks to alternatives such as cable television, special event sponsorships and in-store promotions to boost sales.
  29. Investors remain too nervous about potential congressional and Bush administration measures to boost economic growth, however, to extend into the riskier 30-year Treasury bonds, the trader says.
  30. The agreement, if finalized, would represent a significant capital boost for the agricultural biotechnology company. Since going public in 1987, costs associated with research and development outstripped revenue.
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