bolster

英['bəʊlstə(r)] 美['boʊlstər]
  • n. 长枕；靠垫
  • vt. 支持；鼓励
bolsterer bolstered bolstered bolstering bolsters
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

Verb:
  1. support and strengthen;

    "bolster morale"

  2. prop up with a pillow or bolster

  3. add padding to;

    "pad the seat of the chair"

双语例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.
高利率使经济更稳健.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He tried to bolster up their morale.
他尽力鼓舞他们的士气.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Pillars bolster the roof.
柱子支撑屋顶.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. His re-creation of the city is credible, with a substratum of fact to bolster the fiction.
他对该城历史的再现是可信的，虚构的小说情节隐念着一些事实作为支撑。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. There is a bolster across the head of the bed.
      床头上有一个长枕垫。
    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Both sides offered statistics to bolster their arguments.
      双方都拿出统计数字来支持他们的论点。
    2. We always bolster up the government in its struggle against terrorism
      我们始终支持政府的反恐怖主义的斗争。
    3. They bolstered their morale by singing.
      他们以唱歌来鼓舞士气。
    4. It bolstered my belief.
      这增强了我的信念。
    5. The woman took some gin to bolster up her courage.
      那名妇女喝些杜松子酒壮胆。

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bolt Bolshevik Bolsterli bolstering bolster up bolster hinge bolster plate bolster peace bolster stake bolster guide bolster spring bolster hanger
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