boost

意味: 上昇・後押し

例文: Chair-kun gave Lena a morale boost.
    チェアくんはレナのやる気を後押しした。

定義: 人に希望や支援を与える行為

コロケーション:

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: the act of giving hope or support to someone
Noun: an increase in cost
Noun: the act of giving a push
Verb: increase
Verb: give a boost to; be beneficial to
Verb: contribute to the progress or growth of
Verb: increase or raise
Verb: push or shove upward, as if from below or behind

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Noun: they asked for a 10% rise in rates
Noun: he gave her a boost over the fence
Verb: The landlord hiked up the rents
Verb: The tax cut will boost the economy
Verb: I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
Verb: boost the voltage in an electrical circuit
Verb: The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): advance, boost, cost increase, encourage, encouragement, further, hike, hike up, promote, rise, supercharge

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): aid, increase, push, raise, support, thrust

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accommodation, amplification, augment, blow up, boost, build up, chin, comfort, depression, dig, enlarge, escalate, extend, facilitation, fare increase, force, get up, hand, heighten, help, hike, hoist, inflate, jab, jack, kick up, kite, lengthen, levitate, lift, maximize, multiply, nudge, patronize, pick up, pinnacle, press, price increase, promote, pump, punch, raise, ram, rear, recourse, regenerate, relief, rev up, rise, second, self-help, service, shoulder, shove, skid, sponsor, stab, supplement, support, tax-increase, thanks, trice, undergird, underlay, up, up-tick, widen

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): carry, connive at, contribute, feed, foster, help, morale building, spur

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: advance, boost, booster, encourage, encouragement, furtherance, hike, promotion, promotive

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

TOEIC800

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits, Holes

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories:

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