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单词 bolster
释义
bolster
blstəʳ ˈboʊlstər
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense bolsters, present participle bolstering, past tense , past participle bolstered
1 VERB 增强(信心);鼓舞(士气) If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it. 增强(信心);鼓舞(士气)
  • Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence. [VERB noun]

    利率有望早日下调,从而增强了人们的信心。

  • ...a number of measures intended to bolster morale. [VERB noun]

    旨在鼓舞士气的一些措施

SYN support, help, aid, maintain
2 VERB 巩固(地位);加强 If someone tries to bolster their position in a situation, they try to strengthen it. 巩固(地位);加强 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
  • Britain is free to adopt policies to bolster its economy. [VERB noun]

    英国可以自由制定政策以振兴经济。

Bolster up means the same as bolster .bolster upbolster
  • ...an aid programme to bolster up their troubled economy.

    旨在改善他们国家经济困境的援助计划

3 N-COUNT (垫在普通枕头下的)长枕,垫枕 A bolster is a firm pillow shaped like a long tube which is sometimes put across a bed under the ordinary pillows. (垫在普通枕头下的)长枕,垫枕
SYN pillow, support, pad, cushion
Phrasal verbs:
bolster up
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