bolster
['bəulstə]
n.长枕, 靠垫
vt.支持, 鼓励
例句与用法:
All attempts to bolster up colonialism are bound to fail.
一切想维护殖民主义的企图都是注定要失败的。
There is a bolster across the head of the bed.
床头上有一个长枕垫。
It bolstered my belief.
这增强了我的信念。
They bolstered their morale by singing.
他们以唱歌来鼓舞士气。
词形变化:
名词: bolsterer | 动词过去式: bolstered | 动词过去分词: bolstered | 动词现在分词: bolstering | 动词第三人称单数: bolsters |
n.[C]
1. 长枕; 垫枕; 靠枕
2. 垫子; 衬垫
3. 支持物; 承板; 承材
vt.
支撑; 加固; 援助; 支持[(+up)]
bolster up someone's pride
提高某人的自尊心
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。
Pillars bolster the roof.
柱子支撑屋顶。
bolster
名词复数:bolsters
过去式:bolstered
过去分词:bolstered
现在进行时:bolstering
词形变化:
名词: bolsterer | 动词过去式: bolstered | 动词过去分词: bolstered | 动词现在分词: bolstering | 动词第三人称单数: bolsters |
词义辨析:
同义参见:
uphold
back
supporter
support
strengthen
shoulder
prop1
pillow
bolster1['bəulstə]n.1.■(沙发、床等上面用的)长枕,长垫,靠垫,垫枕2.■(减轻压力的)软垫,垫子,衬垫,坐垫,枕头3.■垫枕状支撑物;尤指 【建筑学】4.■托木,托架,枕梁雀替;承枕,承板5.■爱奥尼亚柱顶的盘蜗之间的连接部分6.■【机械学】7.■(冲床的) 垫板8.■(火车车厢的)车架承梁,垫木,软垫9.■【航海学】护索板(= bolster plate)10.■(用于削砖、石等的)阔凿vt.1.■(用垫、枕、支撑物)支撑,支承,垫,加固:More timbers are needed to bolster the roof of the mine.需要更多的木材支撑矿顶。2.■维持;鼓励;支持(政府、社会和政治制度);加强,增强,增加,充实,提高;援助,坚持(理论、品德、信仰等) (常与 up 连用):to bolster up one's claim with new evidence用新证据支持某人的要求to bolster somone's morale by praising用表扬来鼓舞某人的士气3.■包庇(错误,非法行为等);伙同…作案,与…同谋(up)4.■加塞(垫料、衬料等):to bolster an overcoat给大衣填塞衬料 bolster2['bəulstə]n.1.■砖工凿
bolsterbolster[ˈbəulstə]n.1.■软垫, 垫木2.■承[摇]枕, (车架)承梁, 枕梁; 横[支]撑3.■台面, 穿孔台4.■夹圈, 套管, 套板5.■(细纱机)锭胆, (粗纱机)锭管6.■刀柄金属端7.■钎肩8.■[英](胡桃的)外果壳
词性变化bolster[ˈbəulstə]vt.1.■(用支撑物)支撑2.■费力支持; 帮助; 援助3.■垫起4.■装填He bolstered his plea with new evidence.他举出新的证据来支持他的抗辩。
继承用法bolsterern.bolsteringn.1.■支撑, 支持
[ˈbəʊlstə]
noun
(亦作 bolster pillow)
- a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support
长枕垫
■a part on a vehicle or tool providing structural support or reducing friction
(车,工具的)垫子,承梁(用来减少摩擦或支撑)
■(Building)a short timber cap over a post designed to increase the bearing of the beams it supports
(建筑)托木
[with obj.]
- support or strengthen prop up
支持;加强;支撑
the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence.
利率的下调增强了人们的信心。
he wished to bolster up his theories with hard data.
他希望用充分的数据来支撑他的理论。
■provide (a seat) with padded support
给(座位)加软垫
[as adj. bolstered]I snuggled down into the heavily bolstered seat.
我蜷缩在衬垫厚实的座位上。
bolsterer
noun
语源
- Old English (in the sense 'long, thick pillow'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bolster and German Polster
bolster2
[ˈbəʊlstə]
noun
- a heavy chisel used for cutting bricks
凿刀(削砖用)
- early 20th cent.: of unknown origin
bolster
名词 bolster:
a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
同义词:long pillow
动词 bolster:
support and strengthen
同义词:bolster up
prop up with a pillow or bolster
add padding to
同义词:pad
bolster
■No more, bloody ones. We shall crush thee and bolster our armies.
=>够了,该死的家伙。我们就在这里一决胜负吧。
■NBC's move could result in similar offers from rival networks and could bolster IAG's position in the burgeoning field of engagement measurement.
NBC的做法会激发竞争电视网提供同样的服务,会提升IAG在“担保测量”这个新生领域的地位。
■If scientists find substantial reserves of frozen water, it would bolster the view that Mars was once a balmy , moist world where life could have started.
”如果科学家们能找到大量的冰水的储存,这就可以证明火星是一个有过生命起源的温暖、潮湿的地方。
■The mistrusting journalists of Les Echos fret that Mr Arnault will try to use the paper to bolster his position at the heart of this chummy network.
《回声报》充满疑虑的记者们担心,阿尔诺先生会利用该报加强他在这一关系网中的地位。
■A resumption of public offerings would bolster revenue at investment banks authorized to underwrites local equity sales.
一个公众提供的再开始会在投资被授权签名于下地方公正售卖的银行支持收入。
■Some economists say Mr.Bernanke's reappointment could bolster the Fed's independence.If Mr.
一些经济学家说,贝南克被提名连任会加强美联储的独立性。
■All attempts to bolster up colonialism are bound to fail.
一切想维护殖民主义的企图都是注定要失败的。
■All attempts to bolster up apartheid are bound to fail.
一切想维护种族隔离的企图都是注定要失败的。
■Senator Lindsey Graham says he feels there is now a "real strong resolve" among India's leaders to make needed changes to bolster the country's internal security.
不过三位参议员说,新德里需要从伊斯兰堡得到答案。印度政府指责巴基斯坦的“一些情报人员”制造了这次袭击。
■Experts say Australia has a long way to go to bolster its green credentials.
专家说,澳大利亚要成为环保方面走在前面的国家道路还相当漫长。
■World Bank has agreed to help developing countries strengthen their economies and bolster their financial systems.
世界银行已经同意帮助巩固发展中国家的经济并支持与鼓励他们的金融系统。
■Both sides are feverishly trying to recruit new members to bolster their cause at the IWC.
两派都在积极地招收新成员来巩固自己在国际捕鲸委员会中的利益。
■This visit is expected to further bolster the two countries' friendship, deepen strategic cooperation and bring the bilateral relations to a new height.
中方期待通过此访进一步加强中马友好,继续深化两国战略合作,将中马关系推向更高的水平。
■In an effort to bolster male enrollment, some colleges are putting greater emphasis on sports, an area in which men are thought to have a disproportionate interest.
为了增加大学里男生人数,有些大学更加强调体育,因为男生对体育的兴趣比女生大得多。
■In a further move to bolster prices, the government is rumoured to be on the verge of reducing a stamp tax on transactions.
为了进一步稳定股价,有流言说政府会削减交易印花税。
■In fact, analysts say the outperformance can be traced to November 10, when China announced its vast fiscal stimulus package to bolster growth.
事实上,分析师表示,新兴市场的胜出,可以追溯到去年11月10日,当时中国宣布出台庞大的财政刺激方案,以支持经济增长。
■Asian countries' enthusiasm for bilateral agreements is palpable, and they have reason to want to bolster intra-Asian trade.
亚洲国家对双边贸易协定的热情是显而易见的,并且他们也有理由鼓励并发展在亚洲内部的贸易。
■The new and high efficiency platen press with saving energy could not only increase the move speed of the bolster, but also reduce the consumption of power and energy.
介绍了一种新型的高效节能平板硫化机,它既可以提高可动平台上升、降速度,又可以减少功率消耗、省能源。
■They were accustomed to plucking out phrases that they'd heard and using them to bolster their immediate arguments, or ignoring passages that seemed to contradict their views.
他们习惯于收集他们听过的惯用语,并且使用这些惯用语来佐证他们的即时论点,或者对看起来与他们观点相矛盾的争论视而不见。
■They fold their forest round their feet; And bolster up the sky.
他们叫森林折服于脚的周围又把苍天托起高高支撑。
■He tried to bolster up their morale.
他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
■He had been engineering a comeback tour in an effort to rehabilitate his public image and bolster his tottering finances.
他已经策划进行巡回的复出演唱会,从而恢复他的公众形象并支撑他那危机重重的财政。
■His tiny sister, too young to understand what the game was about, had sat propped up against a bolster , laughing because the others were laughing.
他的小妹妹还太小,不懂他们在玩什么,一个人靠着床腿坐在那里,看到他们大笑也跟着大笑。
■Bolster core actions with those related to the future you deem most likely.
以与你相信最为可能的未来相关的东西来支持核心行动。
■Thinking quickly, Illidan told Kil'jaeden that he had only come to Outland to bolster his forces before making a final assault upon the Frozen Throne.
伊利丹仍旧对魔法感到饥渴,他确信拥有了神器的力量,他会战胜燃烧军团在费伍德森利的军队。
■Hughes admitted he could sell this month, but insisted he must buy first to bolster his injury-hit squad.
休斯承认他本月会出售球员,但他强调说他必须首先买进球员来补足他的伤势严重的阵容。
■It would maintain its “Gibraltar-like” financial strength, improve the competitive position of its existing businesses and make new acquisitions that bolster earnings.
伯克希尔将保持其“直布罗陀般”强大的财务实力,提高现有业务的竞争地位,进行新的、能提高盈利的收购。
■But the latest round of cuts failed to bolster markets meaningfully on Thursday, as the pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 fell 2.8% to 221.75.
但周四的最新一轮降息并未对市场起到有意义的支撑作用,道琼斯欧洲斯托克600指数下跌2.8%至221.75点。
■But I do believe that we need to bolster our friends and allies.
但我坚信我们需要支持我们的朋友和盟友。
■Do you agree that the government can bolster the economy?
你同意政府可以强化经济的说法吗?
■It is vital that IS professionals bolster remote access security, primarily to ensure that mobile users are who they say they are.
信息系统(IS)的专业人员支持远程接入的安全性是至关重要的,主要是确保远程用户说谁就是谁。
■Use a second blanket to form a thin pillow and lie back so the thin bolster supports your spine from just above your sacrum to the top of your head.
先前叠成的垫子放于身下可以起到支撑从你的骶骨直至后脑的整根脊柱。
■She repeated U.S. calls on Israel to stop settlement activity and the Palestinians to end incitement and bolster security.
克林顿重申美国呼吁以色列停止修建定居点、巴勒斯坦人结束煽动并维护安全。
■The company meeds more funds to bolster their business.
公司需要更多的资金来支撑他们的生意。
■There was less talk of "integration" and more about what to do to bolster the car company at the core of the group.
关于“整合”的议论少了,人们谈论更多的是如何支持集团核心的汽车公司。
■Will another phoenix ,Fawkes himself , appear with his haunting song to bolster the pure of heart and weaken the dark forces even further?
凤凰福克斯会不会唱着它奇妙的歌出现,给予那些纯洁的心以支持,同时进一步削弱黑暗势力?
■Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.
利率下降可能有助于激活经济。
■Corporate India's shopping spree gained momentum after 2002, when the rapid growth of the Indian economy began to bolster companies' balance-sheets.
印度企业外购狂欢始于2002年,当时印度经济的快速发展使得公司资产负债表资金充裕。
■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。
■The United Manager also played down suggestions of a knee-jerk foray into the transfer market to further bolster the Reds' striking department.
受(众多球员因)膝伤困扰,爵爷同时也建议球会在转会市场上为球队进一步增加实力!
■But Hunca Munca had a frugal mind. After pulling half the feathers out of Lucinda`s bolster, she remembered that she herself was in want of a feather bed.
可是亨卡忙卡心思节俭。她把露欣答的长枕头里的羽毛扯出一半,然后记起来她自己正缺一张羽毛床垫。
■We And we will also boast bolster our efforts to help developing nations to combat other devastating diseases like malaria and tuberculosis.
同时我们也将付出努力,支持发展中国家对抗其他致命的疾病,如疟疾和肺结核。”
■We And we will also b bolster our efforts to help developing nations combat other x devastating diseases like m malaria and x.tuberculosis.
同时,我们也将尽我们的努力去支持那些发展中国家抗击其他的像疟疾,肺结核这类致命的疾病。”
■The Swede, who was confirmed as City's new manager on Friday, is actively scouring the transfer market to bolster City's squad for the coming season.
周五正式成为曼城主帅的瑞典人,为了即将到来的新赛季,正在转会市场上积极的寻找可以增强球队实力的球员。
■That committees will issue biased or uneducated advice, or that administrators will inappropriately use committees to bolster preconceived policy preferences.
咨询委员会可能会给出有偏见的乃至无知的建议,或者行政官员有可能运用咨询委员会来支持自己预设的政策偏好。
■Peer motzism of the order, but in the end will not become a bolster orders, many companies have in this regard donnedthe, detour.
国外同行转接的订单比较现实,但最终不会成为企业持久的订单,许多企业已经在这方面吃了亏,走了弯路。
■The Amnesty report said that China and Russia had both flouted the ban by sending arms to bolster the Sudanese army.
国际赦免法庭说道,中国与俄罗斯也都置联合国禁令于不顾并了派发了各自的武器装备以支援苏丹军队。
■Paladins smite enemies with divine authority, bolster the courage of nearby companions, and radiate as if a beacon of inextinguishable hope.
圣武士借神的权能打击敌人,激发增强附近战友的勇气,闪耀希望犹如不灭的灯塔。
■At the end of a project, a light coat of earth full of Monsanto chemical products is usually used to bolster plants for the handover date.
在一个项目结束时,一辆轻型大衣的地球充满了孟山都化工产品通常采用增强植物的交接日期。
■As well as recapitalising US banks, authorities announced additional steps to bolster the frozen credit markets on Tuesday.
在对美国银行资本重组的同时,周二政府当局还宣布了一些辅助措施以支持冰冻的信用市场。