boost

/buːst/· v.

政治/外交/军事B1

boost
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Chinese meaning

提tí升shēng,增zēng强qiáng(优yōu势shì/影yǐng响xiǎng力lì)

推tuī动dòng、增zēng强qiáng(力lì量liàng或huò地dì位wèi)

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胡hú塞sāi武wǔ装zhuāng推tuī进jìn,增zēng强qiáng伊yī朗lǎng对duì美měi沙shā的de谈tán判pàn筹chóu码mǎ

Example

Houthi advance boosts Iran’s leverage over the US and Saudi Arabia – but may cost rebel group its legitimacy back in Yemen

胡hú塞sāi武wǔ装zhuāng的de推tuī进jìn,增zēng强qiáng了le伊yī朗lǎng对duì美měi国guó和hé沙shā特tè阿ā拉lā伯bó的de谈tán判pàn筹chóu码mǎ——但dàn也yě可kě能néng让ràng这zhè个ge反fǎn叛pàn组zǔ织zhī在zài也yě门mén国guó内nèi失shī去qù合hé法fǎ性xìng。

Source: The Conversation · 17 Sep 2026

Background ✎

胡hú塞sāi武wǔ装zhuāng夺duó取qǔ了le曼màn德dé海hǎi峡xiá的de控kòng制zhì权quán,让ràng波bō斯sī湾wān地dì区qū本běn就jiù复fù杂zá的de冲chōng突tū进jìn一yí步bù升shēng级jí,也yě可kě能néng重chóng新xīn点diǎn燃rán也yě门mén内nèi战zhàn。

Roots · etymology

词源不详,约1815年才始见于英语

  • 单纯词,不可拆

Collocations

  • give a boost to / boost morale / boost sb's leverage

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