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 study bolsters an emerging body of research that points to a number of dangers associated with leading a sedentary lifestyle.
  这项研究为一系列声称久坐的生活方式会导致一系列风险的研究提供了支持。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It has proved in the operation that the shot blast machine can satisfy the requirements of surface cleaning for bolsters and side frames.
  使用表明，该抛丸机能满足摇枕、侧架表面清理的要求。
• The fatigue strength of freight car cast steel bolsters and aide frames is analyzed and studied through operating, investigating, design calculation analyzing, and many practical tests. The evaluation and improvement plans are put forward.
  通过运用调查和设计计算分析以及大量的实物试验，对货车铸钢摇枕、侧架的疲劳强度进行了分析研究，作出评价并提出改进方案。
• 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
• While the government deal bolsters Citigroup's capital ratios,'we are concerned that losses may eventually exceed the government's backstop,'said Standard& Poor's equity analyst Stuart Plesser.
  尽管与政府的交易提高了花旗的资本充足率，但标准普尔（Standard&Poor's）股票分析师普雷瑟尔（StuartPlesser）说，我们担心损失额最终会超过政府救助的范围。
• Although it's been proven time and again that working out lifts your mood, builds muscle, bolsters metabolism, and improves sleep quality, we often let our gym time slide.
  执行锻炼计划能提升你的情绪，塑造肌肉线条，加速新陈代谢，还能提高睡眠质量，虽然这已经多次被证实，但我们还是经常挤掉健身房时间。
• 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。