| 词汇 | bolster |
| 释义 | bolster verb[ T ] uk /ˈbəʊl.stər/ us /ˈboʊl.stɚ/ to support or improve something or make it stronger: 支撑;加固;提高;改善 More money is needed to bolster the industry.需要更多的钱来扶持该产业。 She tried to bolster my confidence/morale(= encourage me and make me feel stronger) by telling me that I had a special talent.她说我有特别的才能，想要增强我的信心。 They need to do something to bolster their image.他们需要设法改善他们的形象。 Physical supports and supporting abutment bearing bookend buoy burden buttress cantilever groan modillion pier pile pillar prop prop something up rafter runner scaffold sinew underpin weight-bearing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making stronger bolster noun[ C ] uk /ˈbəʊl.stər/ us /ˈboʊl.stɚ/ a long firm cylinder-shaped pillow长枕;长垫枕;长靠枕 Wivoca/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Bed linen & covers bed linen bed sheet bedclothes bedding bedspread comforter continental quilt counterpane coverlet Doona eiderdown electric blanket layette linen manchester quilt sleeping bag valance weighted blanket white sale bolster | American Dictionarybolster verb[ T ] us/ˈboʊl·stər/ bolsterverb[T] (SUPPORT)to support something, or make something stronger: The UN is sending more troops to bolster the peacekeepers. bolster noun[ C ] us/ˈboʊl·stər/ bolsternoun[C] (OBJECT ON BED)a long pillow (= cloth bag filled with material), usually shaped like a tube Examples of bolsterbolster A discipline's understanding of its past can be a legend bolstering today's priorities. He might lose a sense of his superiority which bolsters his ego in public and private life. The cultural task of selling had much more to do with entrenching hierarchies, reinforcing hegemonic assumptions, and bolstering expectations of coherence. The legitimacy of claims to the chieftaincy has been bolstered by other symbols. The cycle is performed without interruption, bolstering the impression of it being 24 different perspectives on a single song. Cobble stair bolstered by cut blocks ascends the eastern facade. I am inclined, in fact, to think that this anxiety functioned almost purely as a strategic device for government which bolstered its case for intervention. By invoking the certitudes and simplicities of an idealized past, religion bolsters the individual's capacity to face up to the uncertainties of fast-paced city life. The greatly diminished visibility of women workers bolstered a growing ideological commitment to the notion of a cohesive and solidaristic (male) working class. In addition to the difficulties inherent in this type of research, the present study is bolstered by a number of methodological strengths. The repatriation agenda bolstered these claims in so far as repatriants needed somewhere to settle. The very nature of this mode of mobilization bolstered the unity of the movement. Considerations of established conventions and their modifications tend to encourage anti-generic evaluative positions, judgements which are then bolstered by appealing to influential aesthetic systems. Indeed, in the writings of systems theorists "growth through specialization" sometimes enjoys an axiomatic status, bolstered by a strong organismic analogy and little empirical argument. Diets below the caloric goal were bolstered by adding sweeteners (up to 10% dietary energy) and extra base plant foods (grains, vegetables and fruits). See all examples of bolster These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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