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

• 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。
• Like similar sovereign wealth fund deals agreed recently by Citigroup and UBS, the capital injection bolsters Morgan Stanley's balance sheet following big subprime losses.
  与花旗（Citigroup）和瑞银（UBS）最近与主权财富基金达成的类似交易一样，在摩根士丹利蒙受惨重的次贷损失后，中投公司的注资将为其资产负债表提供支撑。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Vidic's return bolsters the Reds'push for a record-breaking19th league title, a quest which will need external help from other teams as United seek to reel in Chelsea.
  维迪奇的回归对于曼联争取第19个冠军也是个帮助，要超过切尔西的话还需要大家精诚团结。
• 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
• Dependency injection bolsters unit testing by enabling a mock implementation of a service to be world of warcraft gold injected into the service being tested.
  依赖注入工作台通过实现一个模拟实现服务成为服务注入到魔兽世界黄金被测试单元测试。
• 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；
• 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。