boost
/buːst/
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American sound/buːst/
boost
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(v) မြှင့်တင် (n) မြှင့်တက်ခြင်း
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(စွမ်းရည်တန်ဖိုး စသည်) မြှင့်တင်သည်။ boost imports/share prices/the dollar ❍ boost production ❍ The unexpected win helped to boost the team's morale. ❍ boost an electric current.
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၁။ မြင့်တက်ခြင်း။ a boost in sales, exports, etc.
၂။ အားပေးမှု။ မြှင့်တင်မှု။ give the economy/the pound a welcome boost ❍ give sb's confidence a boost ❍ This will be a boost for the president's popularity.
❏ booster n
၁။ မြှင့်တင်ပေးသောအရာ။ a morale booster (ie sth that makes one feel more confident).
၂။ မီးအား မြှင့်စက်။
၃။ (also booster rocket ) (ဒုံးပျံ၊ အာကာသ ယာဉ်)အဟုန်မြှင့် ဒုံးစက်။
၄။ ဆေးရှိန်မပျက်အောင် ဆက်ပေး သည့်ဆေး။ a tetanus booster.
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Synonyms
increase, improve, enhance, boost up, make better, further, advance, heighten, add to, addition, advertise, aggrandize, aid, amplify, assist, assistance, augment, backup, beef up, breakthrough, build up, buildup, develop, elevate, encourage, encouragement, enhancement, enlarge, expand, expansion, extend, foster, give a boost to, give a lift, goose, hand, handout, heave, help, helping hand, hike, hoist, improvement, increment, inspire, jack up, jump, leg, leg up, lift, magnify, motivate, multiply, pep talk, plug, praise, promote, promotion, push, put up, raise, rise, shot in the arm, shove, step-up, support, sustain, thrust, up, upgrade, uplift, upraise, uprear, usually up, wax
Antonyms
abridge, blow, check, compress, condemn, condense, contract, curtail, decline, decrease, depress, diminish, discourage, discouragement, dissuade, drop, halt, harm, hide, hinder, hindrance, hurt, injury, lessen, lessening, loss, lower, obstruction, prevent, pull, reduce, repress, set back, setback, shorten, shrink, shrinkage, silence, stagnation, stop, undermine, withdrawal, worsening
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