boost v.
釋義：to increase or improve something and make it more successful
“boost”可以作名詞也可以作動詞璧亚，意思是“增強、促進透硝、刺激”疯搅。boost 根據(jù)不同的語境，它可以替換 increase, improve, strengthen 等詞幔欧，后面接的常見名詞有 economy, sales, confidence, morale, productivity 等。
例① 新的港口建成后無疑可以促進當?shù)亟?jīng)濟的發(fā)展规阀。
The new port will undoubtedly boost local economy.
例② 2008 年濟州島開始對中國公民免簽后極大地刺激了當?shù)氐穆糜螛I(yè)瘦麸。
That Jeju Island waived the visa for Chinese citizens in 2008 considerably boosted its tourism.
例③ 利物浦在連續(xù)輸?shù)?3 場比賽后終于在主場贏得了比賽，極大地鼓舞了球隊的士氣。
After losing three matches in a row, Liverpool finally won a game at home, greatly boosting the team's morale/confidence.
例④ 最近《經(jīng)濟學(xué)人》在一則商業(yè)新聞中就用到了 boost, 后面接的是 sales：
Derided by some the company said the publicity had boosted sales of its other “iconic sausage rolls” and food.
例⑤《經(jīng)濟學(xué)人》在另一篇關(guān)于中國出國游的文章中再一次用到了 boost：
Take Egypt, which China sees as a regional hub of its Belt and Road Initiative—an effort to boost its influence through massive spending on infrastructure.
這一次喊巍，boost 后面接的是 influence, 而《牛津英語搭配詞典》中并沒有列出 boost influence 這組搭配箍鼓。可見很多地道何暮、靈活的搭配我們必須通過大量閱讀和刻意積累來獲得铐殃。
翻譯：對很難專注的用戶來說，這款強大的應(yīng)用可以極大地提高工作效率富腊。
For those who are difficult to concentrate, this application will greatly boost their productivity.
（參考翻譯：This powerful app will greatly boost productivity of those who find themselves hard to concentrate. 或 Those who find themselves hard to focus will find their productivity greatly boosted by this powerful app.）
