bolsters

英 [ˈbəʊlstəz]

美 [ˈboʊlstərz]

v.  改善; 加强
n.  垫枕(长而厚)
bolster的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 增强（信心）；鼓舞（士气）
  If youbolstersomething such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
  1. Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.
     利率有望早日下调，从而增强了人们的信心。
  2. ...a number of measures intended to bolster morale.
     旨在鼓舞士气的一些措施
• VERB 巩固（地位）；加强
  If someone tries tobolstertheir position in a situation, they try to strengthen it.
  1. Britain is free to adopt policies to bolster its economy.
     英国可以自由制定政策以振兴经济。
  2. Bolster upmeans the same asbolster.
     bolster up同bolster
  3. ...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
• （垫在普通枕头下的）长枕，垫枕
  Abolsteris a firm pillow shaped like a long tube which is sometimes put across a bed under the ordinary pillows.

双语例句

• One recent Pew opinion poll showed 80 per cent support in Egypt for the idea that adulterers should be stoned, the kind of figure that bolsters the fears of those who worry that Facebook Egypt will be outvoted by fundamentalist Egypt.
  有人担忧埃及的Facebook阶层在投票时会被原教旨主义者压倒。皮尤（Pew）近期一次民意调查显示，有80%埃及人支持通奸者应受石刑惩罚的主张。此类数据会加剧这种担忧。
• Allowing them to retain more earnings bolsters their balance sheets and reduces their need to raise equity, which has been one of the principal concerns weighing on their share prices over the past two years.
  允许这些银行留存更多利润，可充实它们的资产负债表，降低股权融资需要。融资担忧是银行股最近两年承压的主要原因之一。
• Last week a team of Yale scientists provided dramatic new evidence that bolsters the theory.
  上周，耶鲁大学的一组科学家提供了一项引人注目的新证据。新证据能够支持这个理论。
• Seriously, its like a super vitamin. It relieves muscle tension, improves your memory, bolsters your immune system and helps prevent heart disease, among other things.
  我说真的，笑声就好比超级维生素，会缓解肌肉紧张，提高记忆力，增强免疫系统，还能防止心脏病等等。
• Bent or worn spindles and bolsters.
  锭子和锭胆弯曲或破损。
• Something that supports or bolsters.
  托架支撑或加强的东西。
• The Test and Research of the Fatigue Strength of Cast Steel Bolsters and Side Frames
  铸钢摇枕、侧架疲劳强度试验研究
• Some experts say that the study bolsters the case for stricter controls on ozone-generating emissions.
  一些专家们称，该研究说明了有必要采取更为严格的控制措施来限制产生臭氧的排放物。
• As the Burmese regime bolsters its forces in the conflict zones of eastern Burma, the likelihood of disputes escalating increases.
  作为缅甸军政府主张缅军在缅甸东部区域的冲突升级，战争规模可能升级。
• Could use bolsters under elbows, helping to elevate the chest and deepen the posture;
  可以在手肘下垫上长枕帮助打开胸腔加深体式；