Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

boost (v): to improve or increase something
改善；提高；增强；推动
The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices.
剧院设法通过降低票价来增加观众数量。
Share prices were boosted by reports of the president’s recovery.
总统康复的报道推动股票价格上扬。
I tried to boost his ego (= make him feel more confident) by praising his cooking.
我赞扬他的厨艺，试图以此增强他的自信心。

boost (n): the act of boosting something
改善；提高；增强；推动
The lowering of interest rates will give a much-needed boost to the economy.
利率的下调将会给经济注入急需的推动力。
Passing my driving test was such a boost to my confidence.
通过了驾照考试使我自信心大增。

booster noun [C] (DRUG)
a small amount of a substance that is given to increase the effect of the same substance given some time before, to continue to protect a person from illness
（增强药效的）辅助药剂
a polio booster
小儿麻痹症辅助药剂

CDC-Center for Disease Control

napkin (n): a small square piece of cloth or paper, used while you are eating to protect your clothes or to clean your mouth or fingers
餐巾；餐巾纸

tissue (n)(PAPER)
soft paper that is used for cleaning, especially your nose, and is thrown away after use, or a small rectangular piece of this
（尤指擦鼻子用的）纸巾，手巾纸
She handed me a tissue just before I sneezed.
我快打喷嚏时她递给我一张手巾纸。
I always keep a box of tissues in the car.
我总是在车里放一盒纸巾。
He used a piece of tissue to clean his sunglasses.
他用一张纸巾擦太阳镜。

chauffeur (n): someone whose job is to drive a car for a rich or important person
（富人或要人的）私人司机
a chauffeur-driven limousine
有私人司机驾驶的豪华轿车

contemporary adjective (EXISTING NOW)

existing or happening now
当代的；现代的
contemporary music/literature/art/fashion
当代音乐／文学／艺术／时尚
Although the play was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary (= modern) feel to it.
这个剧本尽管写于几百年前，但读来仍具现代感。

clog (n): a type of shoe made of wood, or with the top part made of leather and the bottom part of wood
木底鞋；木屐