bolstered

英 [ˈbəʊlstəd]

美 [ˈboʊlstərd]

v.  改善; 加强
bolster的过去分词和过去式

过去式：bolstered　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 增强（信心）；鼓舞（士气）
  If youbolstersomething such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a number of measures intended to bolster morale.
     旨在鼓舞士气的一些措施
• VERB 巩固（地位）；加强
  If someone tries tobolstertheir position in a situation, they try to strengthen it.
  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。
  2. Bolster upmeans the same asbolster.
     bolster up同bolster
  3. ...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
• （垫在普通枕头下的）长枕，垫枕
  Abolsteris a firm pillow shaped like a long tube which is sometimes put across a bed under the ordinary pillows.

双语例句

• Perhaps most important, the average worker's paycheck has shrunk in recent years, even after companies rebounded and bolstered their profits.
  可能最重要的，工人的平均薪水在近几年仍然在收缩，即使是在公司的收益回弹和提升之后。
• China has welcomed foreign direct investment, which has bolstered growth by increasing the stock of fixed capital and by providing new technology and management know-how.
  中国欢迎外国直接投资，增加固定资本，引进新的技术和管理知识，从而保证了经济的增长。
• It also bolstered longstanding criticism about the lack of truly independent oversight at News Corp. overall.
  这些疑问也支持了一个长久以来的批评声，指出这样的委员会不能算是一个真正的独立团体来有效的监督整个新闻集团。
• Even so, bolstered by newer campaigning unions, the economic struggle can be waged hopefully.
  即便如此，在较新的维权工会的支持下，经济斗争仍有希望发动起来。
• Bolstered by his friend's words, he started looking around the dance hall.
  听到朋友的鼓励，他开始环视整个舞厅。
• Yet the financial crisis has changed attitudes in Beijing and bolstered support for China to seek a greater international role for its currency.
  然而，全球金融危机改变了北京方面的态度，中国推动人民币进一步国际化的计划也得到了更多支持。
• Although both deals have been expensive and difficult, they also have bolstered the firm's market presence in retail banking and prime brokerage.
  虽然这两项交易的达成困难重重，价格昂贵，但也加强了摩根大通在零售银行和优质经纪市场中的地位。
• Nokia today bolstered the Symbian Foundation with the addition of multiple key new members.
  今天，诺基亚的塞班Symbian基金会增加了三位重要成员：惠普，MySpace和SanDisk公司。
• The strength of the American Republic has been bolstered by the popularity of its new president.
  美利坚共和国的力量，受到了新任总统人气的提振。
• The horror of high unemployment has bolstered equities because of its impact on corporate profits.
  高失业率之所以能提振股市，是因为它对企业利润的影响。