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

• 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
• Causes to Cracking in Bolsters and Side Frames in Operation of Freight Cars and the Preventative Measures
  货车摇枕、侧架在运用中产生裂纹的原因及防止措施
• 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；
• The finding, published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, bolsters the idea that plants can be genetically modified to make people healthier.
  这项钻研效果在《天然生物工艺学》期刊上发表，支撑了转基因植物可以或许增进人类健康这类理论。
• Something that supports or bolsters.
  托架支撑或加强的东西。
• Install padding for side bolsters.
  安装侧靠垫的衬垫。
• Analysis of the problems involved in the production of Grade B steel bolsters side frames for railway freight cars
  铁道货车B级钢摇枕、侧架生产问题的剖析
• This finding excites Alkire because it bolsters an existing theory of how consciousness works.
  这些研究结果令阿尔基尔十分振奋，因为它很好地支持了一个现有的意识运作理论。
• If it bolsters england's cause enough to help the team to the final, someone may even decide to order a bottle of that extravagant plonk.
  如果这个地方能支持英格兰一直打到决赛，有些人可能会为这个奢侈的地方干杯。
• At most, it bolsters the moral case for war, not the legal case.
  至多，它得到了道德上的支持，但不是法律支持。