下面是 “boost” 的牛津＋雅思学术风格词条（含读音、释义、派生词、同义词）。
boost
/buːst/
n.; v.
一、核心释义（Oxford）
A. noun 名词
1. 提升；增加
An increase or improvement in something.
例句： The new advertising campaign gave a boost to sales.
2. 推动；促进
Encouragement or help that improves confidence or performance.
例句： The team received a morale boost after winning the first match.
B. verb 动词
1. 提高；促进
To increase or improve something.
例句： The government is planning measures to boost the economy.
2. 鼓励；增强信心
To make someone feel more confident or positive.
例句： A friendly word can boost a person’s spirits.
3. 推动；用力抬高
To lift or push something up.
例句： He boosted the sofa onto the truck.
二、常见搭配（Collocations）
boost sales / profits / performance 提高销售／利润／绩效 boost confidence / morale / self-esteem 增强信心／士气／自尊 give / provide / receive a boost 给予／提供／获得提升 economic / business / productivity boost 经济／商业／生产力提升
三、派生词（Derivatives）
booster n. 增强剂；助推器 boosting n./adj. 提升；增强的
四、同义词（Synonyms）
表示“提升、增加”
increase raise enhance improve promote
表示“鼓励、增强信心”
encourage strengthen motivate
五、雅思例句（IELTS-style）
Government investment in infrastructure can boost economic growth. A positive review in the media boosted the company’s reputation. Regular exercise can boost both physical and mental health.
下面是 “boot” 的牛津＋雅思学术风格词条（含读音、释义、派生词、同义词）。
boot
/buːt/
n.; v.
一、核心释义（Oxford）
A. noun 名词
1. 靴子
A type of footwear that covers the foot and ankle, sometimes extending up the leg.
例句： He wore a pair of leather boots for hiking.
2. 汽车后备箱（英式英语）
The enclosed space at the back of a car used for storage.
例句： Put the luggage in the boot.
3. 启动；开机（计算机术语，口语）
The process of starting a computer or operating system.
例句： The computer took a few minutes to boot.
B. verb 动词
1. 踢；猛踢
To hit something forcefully with the foot.
例句： He booted the ball across the field.
2. 开机；启动
To start a computer or system.
例句： You need to boot the system before using it.
3. （口语）解雇或驱逐
To force someone to leave a place or job.
例句： The manager booted the disruptive employee from the meeting.
二、常见搭配（Collocations）
leather / hiking / work boots 皮靴／登山靴／工作靴 put / store in the boot 放入后备箱 boot up / boot the computer 启动计算机 kick / boot the ball 踢球
三、派生词（Derivatives）
booted adj. 穿靴的；被踢出的 booting n. 启动（计算机）；踢 bootleg v./adj./n. 盗版（源自 boot → 偷运鞋的历史）
四、同义词（Synonyms）
表示“靴子”
footwear shoe
表示“启动”
start up initialize
表示“踢/驱逐”
kick eject expel
五、雅思例句（IELTS-style）
Make sure to wear sturdy boots while hiking in the mountains. He booted the computer to check the new software installation. The company booted employees who repeatedly broke the rules.
下面是 “booth” 的牛津＋雅思学术风格词条（含读音、释义、派生词、同义词）。
booth
/buːθ/
n.
一、核心释义（Oxford）
1. 小隔间；展位
A small enclosed space used for a specific purpose, often in public places.
例句： They rented a booth at the trade fair to showcase their products.
2. 电话亭
A small structure where public telephones are installed.
例句： He made a call from a phone booth on the street.
3. 售票亭；投票亭
A small structure for selling tickets or for voters to cast ballots.
例句： Voters entered the voting booth one by one.
二、常见搭配（Collocations）
exhibition / trade fair booth 展览／交易会展位 voting booth 投票间 telephone / phone booth 电话亭 ticket booth / box office booth 售票亭
三、派生词（Derivatives）
boothless adj. 无隔间的（少用） photo booth n. 自动照相亭
四、同义词（Synonyms）
stall kiosk cubicle stand
五、雅思例句（IELTS-style）
The company set up a booth at the career fair to attract new graduates. Voters are instructed to mark their choices in the privacy of a voting booth. A photo booth at the mall allows shoppers to take instant pictures.
下面是 “border” 的牛津＋雅思学术风格词条（含读音、释义、派生词、同义词）。
border
/ˈbɔː.dər/
n.; v.
一、核心释义（Oxford）
A. noun 名词
1. 边界；国界
A line separating two countries, regions, or areas.
例句： The countries agreed to open the border for trade.
2. 边缘；边饰
The outer edge or margin of something; decorative trim.
例句： The garden had a border of colorful flowers.
B. verb 动词
1. 接壤；与……毗邻
To lie along the edge of something.
例句： The property borders the river on one side.
2. 给……加边饰
To decorate the edge of something.
例句： She bordered the quilt with lace.
二、常见搭配（Collocations）
cross / open / close a border 越过／开放／关闭边界 international / national / political border 国际／国内／政治边界 flower / decorative border 花卉／装饰性边缘 border patrol / control 边境巡逻／管制
三、派生词（Derivatives）
bordering adj. 接壤的；毗邻的 borderline n./adj. 边界线；界限模糊的 borderer n. 边境居民
四、同义词（Synonyms）
表示“边界”
boundary frontier edge margin
表示“装饰边缘”
trim edging frill
五、雅思例句（IELTS-style）
Countries must cooperate to secure their borders against illegal immigration. The garden path was lined with a decorative border of roses. Their property borders a national park, providing easy access to nature trails.
下面是 “bore” 的牛津＋雅思学术风格词条（含读音、释义、派生词、同义词）。
bore
/bɔːr/
n.; v.
一、核心释义（Oxford）
A. noun 名词
1. 令人厌烦的人或事物
Someone or something that is dull or uninteresting.
例句： The lecture was a bore and many students fell asleep.
2. 孔；管径
The diameter of a cylinder or hole, especially in machinery or firearms.
例句： The bore of the gun barrel is 5 mm.
B. verb 动词
1. 使厌烦
To make someone feel bored or uninterested.
例句： His long speech bored the audience.
2. 钻孔；开凿
To make a hole in something, especially with a tool.
例句： They bored a hole in the wall to install the pipes.
3. 撑船；顶风前进（旧用/航海）
To move forward steadily against a current or wind (less common).
二、常见搭配（Collocations）
bore someone to tears / death / pieces 把某人弄得厌烦 bore a hole / tunnel / shaft 钻孔／隧道／竖井 gun / barrel bore 枪管孔径 bored stiff / bored silly 非常无聊
三、派生词（Derivatives）
boring adj. 无聊的；令人厌烦的 boredom n. 厌倦；无聊 borehole n. 钻孔 boreal adj. 北方的（源自拉丁语，表示“北风/北方”，常用地理学）
四、同义词（Synonyms）
表示“使厌烦”
tire weary dull annoy
表示“孔、钻孔”
hole perforation drill
五、雅思例句（IELTS-style）
Students often find long theoretical lectures boring. The engineer bored a hole through the metal plate for assembly. The movie was so predictable that it bored the audience to death.
下面是 “born” 的牛津＋雅思学术风格词条（含读音、释义、派生词、同义词）。
born
/bɔːn/
adj.; v. (past participle of bear)
一、核心释义（Oxford）
A. adjective 形容词
1. 出生的
Having come into life; brought into the world.
例句： She was born in London in 1995.
2. 天生的；与生俱来的
Existing naturally from birth; innate.
例句： He is a born leader who inspires confidence in others.
B. verb 动词（过去分词）
bear 的过去分词 Used to form the perfect tenses of “bear” in the sense of giving birth. 例句： She has born three children. (less common; more commonly “has given birth”)
二、常见搭配（Collocations）
be born in / on / into 出生在／于／出生于……家庭 born to do something 天生适合做某事 born leader / genius / artist 天生的领导者／天才／艺术家 born again 新出生的（宗教/比喻）
三、派生词（Derivatives）
newborn n./adj. 新生儿；新生的 born-and-bred adj. 土生土长的 stillborn adj. 死产的
四、同义词（Synonyms）
表示“出生的”
delivered brought into the world
表示“天生的”
innate natural inborn hereditary
五、雅思例句（IELTS-style）
She was born into a family of musicians, which influenced her career. He is a born teacher who can communicate complex ideas easily. The newborn baby was carefully examined by the pediatrician.
下面是 “borrow” 的牛津＋雅思学术风格词条（含读音、释义、派生词、同义词）。
borrow
/ˈbɒr.oʊ/
v.
一、核心释义（Oxford）
1. 借入；借用
To take and use something belonging to someone else with the intention of returning it.
例句： I borrowed a book from the library.
2. 引用（语言、思想等）
To adopt or take ideas, words, or styles from someone else.
例句： Many English words are borrowed from Latin.
二、常见搭配（Collocations）
borrow money / books / tools 借钱／书／工具 borrow from someone / a library / a friend 向某人／图书馆／朋友借 borrow a phrase / idea / word 引用短语／思想／词汇 borrow heavily / casually 大量借用／随意借用
三、派生词（Derivatives）
borrower n. 借入者；借款人 borrowing n. 借入；借款；引用 borrowable adj. 可借的（少用）
四、同义词（Synonyms）
take loan (v.) acquire temporarily adopt (for ideas/words)
五、雅思例句（IELTS-style）
Students often borrow textbooks from the university library. English has borrowed many words from French over the centuries. He borrowed money from his parents to start his small business.
下面是 “bosom” 的牛津＋雅思学术风格词条（含读音、释义、派生词、同义词）。
bosom
/ˈbʊz.əm/
n.; adj.
一、核心释义（Oxford）
A. noun 名词
1. 胸；胸部
The chest area, especially in humans.
例句： She held the baby close to her bosom.
2. 亲密关系；知心朋友
Close friendship or intimacy; the inner circle of a person’s confidence.
例句： He shared his secrets with his bosom friend.
B. adjective 形容词（文学/比喻用法）
1. 内心的；亲密的
Deeply felt or cherished.
例句： A bosom feeling of pride filled her heart.
二、常见搭配（Collocations）
bosom friend / companion / pal 知心朋友 close / intimate / trusted bosom 亲密的 hold / press to one’s bosom 怀抱于胸前 bosom of the family / church 家庭／教会的核心成员
三、派生词（Derivatives）
bosomy adj. 胸部丰满的（多用于女性） bosomless adj. 无胸的；比喻缺乏亲密感的（少用）
四、同义词（Synonyms）
表示“胸部”
chest breast
表示“亲密关系”
close friend confidant intimate heart-to-heart
五、雅思例句（IELTS-style）
She held the small puppy to her bosom, comforting it. He confided all his worries to his bosom friend. A bosom feeling of nostalgia swept over her as she returned to her childhood home.
下面是 “boss” 的牛津＋雅思学术风格词条（含读音、释义、派生词、同义词）。
boss
/bɒs/
n.; v.
一、核心释义（Oxford）
A. noun 名词
1. 老板；上司
A person in charge of a worker, group, or organization.
例句： Her boss praised her for completing the project ahead of schedule.
2. 首领；控制者（非正式/口语）
A person with authority or control in a particular situation.
例句： He’s the boss when it comes to chess.
B. verb 动词（非正式）
1. 指挥；支配
To give orders to someone or direct their actions.
例句： He bosses his younger siblings around all the time.
二、常见搭配（Collocations）
immediate / direct / line manager / boss 直接上司 boss around / about 支配，指挥 company / department / project boss 公司／部门／项目负责人
三、派生词（Derivatives）
bossy adj. 爱发号施令的，专横的 bossdom n. 统治地位，领导地位（少用） bossiness n. 专横，盛气凌人
四、同义词（Synonyms）
表示“老板”
manager supervisor director chief head
表示“支配、指挥”
command direct control dominate
五、雅思例句（IELTS-style）
Employees should communicate clearly with their boss to avoid misunderstandings. He tends to boss his colleagues around, which sometimes causes friction. Her boss offered her a promotion after evaluating her excellent performance.
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