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 defects in bolsters and side frames of freight cars as well as the statistics results of cracking are described, and the causes are analyzed.
  介绍了货车摇枕、侧架的缺陷和裂纹统计结果，分析了产生的原因。
• Governor Sarah Palin bolsters McCain's message of reform.
  佩林州长使麦凯恩关于改革的主张得到加强。
• 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
• 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。
• Research on Structure of Body Bolsters for 200 km/ h Track Inspection Cars
  200km/h轨检车枕梁结构研究
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Laughter is ageless and costs nothing, has no side effects, yet makes you feel better and bolsters your immune system.
  笑是永恒和成本无关，没有副作用，但会让你感觉更好，增强你的免疫系统。