单词 | buoy up |
释义 | buoy up vt. sep. 1.(bolster)to buoy up sth or to buoy sth up + economy使维持较高水平;+ market使行情看涨;提振;+ prices使上涨 This has buoyed up the stock market.这提振了股票市场。 2.(cheer)to buoy up sb or to buoy sb up鼓励;鼓舞 He did his best to buoy her up.他尽全力鼓励她。 3.【海】(keep afloat) to buoy up sth/sborto buoy sth/sb up使浮起 They put to sea in a car buoyed up by Styrofoam in a bold attempt to cross the Atlantic.他们开着一辆泡沫塑料助浮的汽车出海, 大胆地尝试跨越大西洋。 |
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