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bolster n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励 bolster (v.) mid-15c. (implied in bolstered), "propped up, made to bulge" (originally of a woman's breasts), from bolster (n.). Figurative sense is from c.1500, on the notion of "to support with a bolster, prop up." Related: Bolstering.bolster (n.) Old English bolster "bolster, cushion, something stuffed so that it swells up," especially "long, stuffed pillow," from Proto-Germanic *bolkhstraz (cognates: Old Norse bolstr, Danish, Swedish, Dutch bolster, German polster), from PIE *bhelgh- "to swell" (see belly (n.)). 【记】booster支持，有点象bolt般的东西

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['bəulstə] 【英】 n.枕垫(cushion or pillow);v. 支持，鼓励(support, strengthen, or reinforce)【考】 bolster : support / tackle : hoist(枕梁是用来支撑/滑 索是用来拉升)反义词：undermine( 削弱); decrease support of(减少支持); sap(削弱)【例】 Dave bolstered his courage to ask for a raise. n. 垫枕, 靠垫 = cushion = pillow; v (up)支持, 鼓励 = support = strengthen = reinforce = brace = buttress = prop【例】I bolstered my plea with new evidence 我举出了新的证据来支持我的抗辩.【记】读: 抱死他. 如果他抢了你的女朋友, 就用这招－用枕头从后头抱死他. 既不会惊动邻居, 又不会留下指纹, 妙!【类】bolster: support = tackle: hoist 靠垫用来支撑 = 滑索用来拉升adulterate: pure = bolster[brace]: weak掺假消除纯净 = 振作精神消除虚弱bolster: strength = whet: sharpness 支持导致有力量 = 磨快导致锋利【反】undermine(v 削弱); decrease support of(减少支持); sap(v 使衰竭); thwart(vt 反对; 阻碍)

单词	bolster
音标	['bəulstə]
解释	n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励
红宝书	【英】 n.枕垫(cushion or pillow);v. 支持，鼓励(support, strengthen, or reinforce) 【考】 bolster : support / tackle : hoist(枕梁是用来支撑/滑索是用来拉升)反义词：undermine( 削弱); decrease support of(减少支持); sap(削弱) 【例】 Dave bolstered his courage to ask for a raise.
字源	bolster (v.) mid-15c. (implied in bolstered), "propped up, made to bulge" (originally of a woman's breasts), from bolster (n.). Figurative sense is from c.1500, on the notion of "to support with a bolster, prop up." Related: Bolstering. bolster (n.) Old English bolster "bolster, cushion, something stuffed so that it swells up," especially "long, stuffed pillow," from Proto-Germanic bolkhstraz (cognates: Old Norse bolstr, Danish, Swedish, Dutch bolster, German polster), from PIE bhelgh- "to swell" (see belly (n.)).
不择手段背单词	n. 垫枕, 靠垫 = cushion = pillow; v (up)支持, 鼓励 = support = strengthen = reinforce = brace = buttress = prop 【例】I bolstered my plea with new evidence 我举出了新的证据来支持我的抗辩. 【记】读: 抱死他. 如果他抢了你的女朋友, 就用这招－用枕头从后头抱死他. 既不会惊动邻居, 又不会留下指纹, 妙! 【类】bolster: support = tackle: hoist 靠垫用来支撑 = 滑索用来拉升adulterate: pure = bolster[brace]: weak掺假消除纯净 = 振作精神消除虚弱bolster: strength = whet: sharpness 支持导致有力量 = 磨快导致锋利【反】undermine(v 削弱); decrease support of(减少支持); sap(v 使衰竭); thwart(vt 反对; 阻碍)
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Bolster Support 削弱 Decrease Of(减少支持 Bolstered Prop Stuffed