[VERB 动词]增强(信心);鼓舞(士气) If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
[V n]
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。
...a number of measures intended to bolster morale.
旨在鼓舞士气的一些措施
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[VERB 动词]巩固(地位);加强 If someone tries to bolster their position in a situation, they try to strengthen it.
[V n]
[V P n (not pron)]
[Also V n P]
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。
Bolster up means the same as bolster .bolster up同bolster
...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
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](垫在普通枕头下的)长枕,垫枕 A bolster is a firm pillow shaped like a long tube which is sometimes put across a bed under the ordinary pillows.
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bolster up
Oxford
bol·ster/ˈbəʊlstə(r); NAmEˈboʊlstər/
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bolsterbolstersbolsteredbolsteringverbto improve sth or make it stronger 改善;加强bolstersth ◆to bolster sb's confidence/courage/morale增加某人的信心╱勇气╱士气bolstersth up ◆Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.利率下降可能有助于刺激经济。nouna long thick pillowthat is placed across the top of a bed under the other pillows垫枕(长而厚)bol·ster/ˈbəʊlstə(r); NAmEˈboʊlstər/
1to help someone to feel better and more positiveSYN boost: He is making a bold attempt to bolster the territory’s confidence.2to improve somethingSYN boost: his efforts to bolster his career
bolster1 verb
bolster2 noun
bolsterbolster2 noun [countable]
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a long firm pillow, usually shaped like a tube
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