boorish /'buarij; 'bo:r-; NAmE 'bur-/ adj. (of people and their behaviour 乂及行为）very unpleasant and rude 粗 鲁讨厌的；粗野的

boost /burst/ verb, noun

m verb [VN] 1 to make sth increase, or become better or more successful 使增长；使兴旺：to boost exports/ pro/i’ts 增加出口；提高却润◊ TTie movie helped boost her screen career.那部电影有助于她的银幕生涯的发展。◊ to boostsb’s con/idence/morate 增强某人的信心7 士气.◊ Getting that job did a lot to boost his ego (= make him feel more confident).得到那份工作使他信心倍增。

2 (NAmE, informal, becoming old-fashioned) to steal sth 偷窃

■ noun [usually sing.] 1 something that helps or encourages sb/sth 帮 ;系励：a great/tremendous/welcome boost很大知/运大的/反应热烈的激励◊ TTie tax cuts w沿 give a much needed boost to the economy••减税将给 经济带来迫切需要的推动力。◊ Winning t/ie competition was a wonde;^iuZ boost/or her mora〖e•贏得 了那场比赛使 她士气大振。2 an increase in sth 增长；提高：a boost fn car saZes 汽车销售额的增长 3 an increase in power in an engine or a piece of electrical equipment (发动机 或电器设备的）功率增大4 (espec/fl//y /V/\/r?£) an act of pushing sb up from behind (从后洁的）向上一推， —举：JFfe gave /ier a boost over the /ence.他推 了她一 把，帮她翻过围墙。

booster /'bu:sta(r)/ noun 1 (also 'booster rocket) a rocket that gives a spacecraft extra power when it leaves the earth, or that makes a missile go further 助推火箭 2 a device that gives extra power to a piece of electrical equipment (电器的）增压机，升压器3 an extra small amount of a drug that is given to increase the effect of one given earlier, for example to protect you from a disease for longer 加强剂量：a tetanus booster 破伤风加强剂 4 a thing that helps, encourages or improves sb/sth帮助（或激励、改善）…的事物：a morale/coi^dence booster 士气 / 信心的激励压^^- cially NAm£) a person who gives their support to sb/sth, especially in politics (尤指政治上的）支择者，拥护者： a meeting o/Repub〖ican boosters共和党支持者的会议

'booster seat noun a seat that you put on a car seat, or on a chair at a table, so that a small child can sit higher 幼儿加高座位（可放在车座或椅子上）

b〇〇t /bu:t/ noun, verb

m noun 1 a strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle and often the lower part of the leg 靴子：（8/f) waZfci'ng boots 便靴◊ hiking boots 旅行靴◊ a pair 〇/

bZacfc father boots —双黑皮靴◊ cowboy boots 牛仔 —picture o shoe — see also desert boot, football boot, Wellington 2 (fir£) {NAmE trunk) the space at the back of a car that you put bags, cases, etc. in (汽 车:后部的）行李箱：抓put the 〖uggage in. the boot. 我去JE行李放进行李箱里。一see also CAR BOOT SALE —picture o page Ri 3 [usually sing.] {informal) a quick hard kick 猛踢：He gave the ball a tremendous boot.

抽起脚猛踢了一下球。4 = clamp n.(2) ITiT?fl be

given the 'boot | get the 'boot {informal) to be told that you must leave your job or that a relationship you are having with sb is over被解雇；被抛弃；（和桌入的 关系）被解除 the boot is on the other foot (8r幻 the shoe 丨s on the other 'foot) used to say that a situation has changed so that sb now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them 情况正好相反；宾主易位_口111:/511€1< the 'boot in {BrE, informal) 1 to kick sb very hard, especially when they are on the ground A )

2 to attack sb by criticizing them when they are in a difficult situation 乘人之危抨击（某人to boot {old-fashioned or humorous) used to add a comment to sth that you have said (角作附带评述.）而且，另夕卜，加 之：He was a vegetarian, and a fussy one to boot. 个素食主义者，而且过于讲究。一more at big fl办，fill v., lick v., tough adj.

m verb 1 [VN +adv./prep.] to kick sb/sth hard with your foot 猛_: He booted the baH c〖ear 〇/ the goaZ•他一个大 脚把球踢离了球门。2 [V，VN]〜(sth) (up) (awjpwf/ng 计) to prepare a computer for use by loading its operating system; to be prepared in this way 装入操作系统；启 动（计算机）；（计算机）启动，操作系统已安装3~叫