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

• 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。
• And yet Mr Sarkozy has bolstered the momentum of his reforms thanks to three largely unrelated factors.
  然而，得益于三大基本上毫无瓜葛的因素，萨科奇稳住了其改革的力度。
• 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。
• Until we have been through that experience, our faith is bolstered up by feelings and by blessings.
  没有这样的经历，我们的信心只是被自己的感觉和神的祝福而支撑。
• Government revenues have been bolstered in recent years by high commodity prices and rapid growth.
  商品价格高企和经济增长强劲使得非洲国家的政府收入在近几年有了极大提高。
• We have no choice but to believe them, and our confidence is bolstered by the seriousness with which they take themselves.
  我们别无选择，只能相信他们，我们的信心是支撑的严重性，他们采取自己。
• Olken says his analysis led to greater understanding of how village dynamics can encourage or prevent corruption and bolstered World Bank efforts to persuade governments to perform audits.
  Olken说，他的分析增加了人们对村庄鼓励或防止腐败的能动性的理解，推动了世界银行说服政府采取审计方法的工作。
• The Federal Reserve has bolstered the enthusiasm by pumping liquidity into the financial system in recent years.
  美联储（FederalReserve）通过近些年来向金融系统注入流动性推升了这种热情。
• 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。
• Sentiment was further bolstered by news of an unexpected interest rate cut from the European Central Bank.
  欧洲央行（ecb）意外降息的消息也鼓舞了市场情绪。