boorish /'buarij;
'bo:r-; NAmE 'bur-/ adj. (of
people and their behaviour A A It
A) very unpleasant and rude
boost /burst/
verb, noun
m verb [VN] 1 to make sth increase, or
become better or more successful fg ^ -fee ; fg A flf : to boost exports/
profits iff
jjp il P ; O The movie
helped boost her
screen career. 0 to
boost sb’s confidence/morale -67 ±A o
Getting that job did a lot to boost his ego (= make him feel more
confident). # 3\ M ffr I it is -fr io ft „
2 (NAmE,
informal, becoming old-fashioned) to
steal sth
■
noun [usually sing.] 1 something that
helps or encourages sb/sth ffl Sh ; Mfjft : a great/tremendous/welcome
boost =fl Alft / ® A#J / o
The tax cuts
will give a much needed boost
to the economy. £n
0 Winning the competition was a wonderful boost for her morale.
MiAiAJSo
2 an increase in sth Stiff: a boost in car sales 3 an increase in power in
an engine or a piece of electrical equipment
( %. Eh tfl ffe i& & (ft ) #J$±^A 4 (especially
NAmE) an act
of pushing sb up from behind ( /A /i5t§I [ft ) Ift ± — ft,
—
^: He gave her a boost over the fence. It fi 7 M —
ffi,
boost-er /'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 SfjflAfj 2 a device that gives extra power to a piece of electrical
equipment ( fell [ft ) #|]Ek#l, AjEEfi 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 jjP jjg f*J M : a tetanus
booster 4 a thing that helps, encourages
or improves sb/sth fffijj ( gfc# ) ■••ift##?: a
morale/confidence booster ± H / fa 'l> (ft Mfift 5 (especially NAmE) a
person who gives their support to sb/sth, especially in politics ( a
meeting of Republican boosters
1 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 )
boot On /bu:t/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a strong shoe that covers the foot and
ankle and often the lower part of the leg IftA : (BrE) walking boots {g ft o (NAmE) hiking boots M ft fft O a pair of black leather boots — jH H & Kt 0 cowboy boots M fl
—
picture o shoe
—see also desert boot, football boot,
gp [ft ) fir ^ ft: I’ll put the luggage in the
boot.
ISAMo —see also car
boot sale
—
picture o
4 (NAmE) = CLAMP
n.( 2) ITOTH 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 Mlf 0; A(ft
X % ) ® M the boot is on the other foot (BrE) (NAmE the
shoe is 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 'If iftlEfcFffilx.; put/stick
the
'boot in (BrE, informal) 1 to kick sb very hard, especially when
they are on the ground SiD ( #!] if (ft A ) 2 to attack sb by criticizing them
when they are in a difficult situation MX itJaff i ( MX ) to boot (old-fashioned or humorous) used
to add a comment to sth that you have said ( )
MJ=L, )JP
t : He was a vegetarian, and a
fussy one to boot. #,JS: — more at big adj., fill
v., lick
v., tough adj.
m verb 1 [VN +adv./prep.] to kick sb/sth hard with
your foot MlWj : He booted
the ball clear of the goal. if—■'h A mft T3$H o 2 [V, VN] ~ (sth) (up) (computing if) to prepare a computer for
use by loading its operating system;
to be prepared in this way )n
Eh (itirtfi);
(amii) 3
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