booster
助推器,助力器,助推剂,增压器
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Definitions
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- : a person or thing that boosts, especially an energetic and enthusiastic supporter.
- : Electricity. a device connected in series with a current for increasing or decreasing the nominal circuit voltage.
- : Railroads. any machine, device, phenomenon, etc., that helps to move a train, as a tailwind, downgrade, roller bearings, or especially a helper locomotive.
- : Military. an explosive more powerful than a primer, for ensuring the detonation of the main charge of a shell.
- : Rocketry. a rocket engine used as the principal source of thrust in the takeoff of a rocket or missile.the first stage containing this engine and its fuel supply, which may or may not be detached from the rocket when the fuel has been consumed.
- : Medicine/Medical.Also called booster dose, booster shot . a dose of an immunizing substance given to maintain or renew the effect of a previous one.
- : Pharmacology. a chemical compound, medicinal substance, or the like, that serves as a synergist.
- : a radio-frequency amplifier for connecting between a radio or television antenna and the receiving set to intensify the received signal.
- : an auxiliary pump, used in a pipeline or other system, to add to or maintain a prevailing amount of pressure or vacuum.
- : Slang. a shoplifter or petty thief.
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Examples
The Falcon 9 used for this launch is a rarity these days – a brand new vehicle, including a booster being used for the first time.
It also held a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, offered grants to local organizations and even funded its own booster group.
Following the automated abort of the rocket at T-7 seconds, both the booster and its valuable National Reconnaissance Office payload were said to be safe.
He left Louisville early after being accused of using a Honda Accord given to his father by a booster.
Three weeks later, they received booster injections of the engineered adenovirus 5 component.
The key family of molecules that lead many to look to fish oil as a brain booster are the omega-3 fatty acids.
The Benefits of Cheating Cheat days are often thought of as being strictly a mind-booster.
The lawyer was even a Cochran booster at one time: “I supported Thad in his first campaign in 1978, a while back.”
There is a set of booster vaccines at about kindergarten age, with a little bit of variation from practice to practice.
I saw it as an investment for myself, so it is definitely a confidence booster and something that really helps build self-esteem.
He was a booster and a joiner, but behind all of his activities was a wistful wonder as to what life holds.