2019-03-15 boost n.

词：boost  n.

英英释义：something that gives someone more confidence, or that helps something increase, improve, or become successful

例句：The new port will undoubtedly give local economy a boost.

boost 前面一般接动词 get, receive, give, provide 等动词，后面一般接 to 和 for 这两个介词，后面接的常见名词有 economy, sales, confidence, morale, productivity 等

3. 怎样学会使用这个词？

1）翻译下面的句子：

这笔价值 3000 万美元的投资将会促使这个创业公司发展得更好。

The 30-million-dollar investment will be a boost for this start-up's development.

（参考翻译：The investment of 30 million dollars will give the start-up a much-needed boost.）

造句：

这两个国家之间政治争端的解决利好他们双方的经济和证券市场。而之前两个国家的经济和证券市场从去年开始就饱受这个政治不确定性的影响。

The settlement of political disputes between the two countries comes as a boost for their economies and stock markets, which used to be greatly afflicted by political uncertainties since last year.