boost
US: /ˈbust/
UK: /bˈuːst/
UK: /bˈuːst/
English Vietnamese dictionary
boost /bu:st/
- danh từ
- (thông tục) sự quảng cáo rùm beng (cho ai)
- sự tăng giá
- sự nổi tiếng
- (điện học) sự tăng thế
- ngoại động từ
- nâng lên, đưa lên
- quảng cáo rùm beng (cho ai)
- tăng giá
- làm cho nổi tiếng
- (điện học) tăng thế
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb [VN] to make sth increase, or become better or more successful: to boost exports / profits + The movie helped boost her screen career. + to boost sb's confidence / morale + Getting that job did a lot to boost his ego (= make him feel more confident).
+ noun [usually sing.]
1 something that helps or encourages sb/sth: a great / tremendous / welcome boost + The tax cuts will give a much needed boost to the economy. + Winning the competition was a wonderful boost for her morale.
2 an increase in sth: a boost in car sales
3 an increase in power in an engine or a piece of electrical equipment
4 (especially AmE) an act of pushing sb up from behind: He gave her a boost over the fence.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 lift, shove or push up or upward(s), Colloq leg up; rise, raise:
If you give me a boost up, I can reach the window ledge.
2 encouragement, help, aid, assistance, support:
With a boost from your constituency, Trevor should win the vote.
3 increase, rise, US raise, hike:
He was given a slight boost in salary as an incentive to stay.
v.
4 lift, shove or push up or upward(s), raise:
He boosted her over the fence. The second stage is intended to boost the rocket beyond the atmosphere.
5 encourage, promote, help, aid, support, assist, improve:
A talk from the manager before the game helped to boost the players' morale.
6 increase, raise:
Her salary was boosted twice in one year.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
big, great, major, tremendous | much-needed, welcome | unexpected | confidence, financial, morale, psychological
VERB + BOOST
give sb, provide (sb with) | need | get, receive
PREP.
~ for
a boost for British products
| ~ in
a big boost in exports
| ~ to
a boost to the economy
ADV.
considerably, greatly, substantially
VERB + BOOST
help (to)
The new service helped boost pre-tax profits by 10%.
PREP.
to
The total was boosted to nearly £200 by donations from parents.
Concise English dictionary
boosts|boosted|boostingbuːst
noun
+the act of giving hope or support to someone
+an increase in cost
+the act of giving a push
verb
+increase
+give a boost to; be beneficial to
+contribute to the progress or growth of
+increase or raise
+push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
