增強

地下鐵路宣佈，雖然東涌線乘客量較低，但是公司將應居民要求，增強該線的服務。The MTR Corporation will boost services on the Tung Chung line following demands from residents, despite the relatively low number of passengers using the route。政府說，由於本地人和遊客購物，促使電子產品及百貨公司貨品銷量增加。七月份的零售增長反彈了7.1%，較預期為佳。Retail sales growth rebounded by a better-than-expected
7.1 per cent in July as local and tourist shopping helped boost sales of electronics products and department store goods, the government said。

Boost是「增強、增加」的意思。它是動詞，其他例子：They want the government to take action to boost the economy是「他們想政府採取行動增強經濟」，We need a big win to boost our confidence 是「我們需要大勝去增強信心」，The change of management has boosted our morale是「管理層的改變增強了我們的士氣」。