boosted是什么意思？

boosted

• v. 促进( boost的过去式和过去分词 )，增加，吹捧，向上推起；

例句

• That boosted government revenues in the short term , but is now jeopardizing them. Morales将天然气工业, 电信业和部分采矿业收归国有的举措吓跑了投资者们.
• Morale should be boosted , not dampened. 气可鼓而不可泄.
• The morale of our troops was greatly boosted. 我军士气大振.
• Mark boosted his cousin into a better job. 马克吹捧自己的堂兄,使他得到较好的工作.
• The boy had to be boosted up onto the large horse. 那男孩必须让人托着才能骑上那高头大马.
• The company has already boosted its share of the UK tea market with its round tea bags. Now it is successfully converting the nation to (horror of horrors) instant tea. 该公司已经凭借其袋泡茶提高了自己在英国茶叶市场的占有份额。现在它正在成功地使该国人民改喝（最可怕不过的）速溶茶。

英语六级真题

Since 2003 the small, elite liberal arts school in Brunswick, Maine, has boosted the proportion of so-called under-represented minority students in entering freshman classes from 8% to 13%.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  使增长；推动；改进；使兴旺
  If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
  例句
  It wants the government to take action to boost the economy... 它希望政府采取行动促进经济发展。 The move is designed to boost sales during the peak booking months of January and February. 这一举措旨在增加1月和2月预订高峰期的销售量。
• VERB
  增强，提高（信心或士气）
  If something boosts your confidence or morale, it improves it.
  例句
  We need a big win to boost our confidence... 我们需要大胜一场来增强信心。 Do what you can to give her confidence and boost her morale. 尽你所能让她树立信心，提高士气。