英:[ˈbəʊlstə(r)]
美:[ˈboʊlstər]
英:[ˈbəʊlstə(r)]
美:[ˈboʊlstər]
bol·ster
bol str
复数:bolsters
第三人称单数:bolsters
现在分词:bolstering
过去式:bolstered
过去分词:bolstered
noun
a pillow or cushion, esp. a long, cylindrical one used on a sofa or bed.When you make the bed, pull the bedspread up over the bolster.
something serving as a cushion.He rolled his sweater into a bolster for her head.
transitive verb
to give support with a bolster.The patient's back was bolstered so he could read in bed.
to encourage or lend support to.Her words bolstered me in those dark times.Success in the first round bolstered his confidence.
bolster up援助,支持
bolster plate护索板;支承板;压床垫板
古英语 bolster “支撑物,垫子,填充物,尤指长的填充枕头”,源自原始日耳曼语 *bolkhstraz(也指古诺尔斯语 bolstr,丹麦语,瑞典语,荷兰语 bolster,德语 polster),源自印欧语 *bhelgh- “膨胀”,是 *bhel-(2)“吹气,膨胀”的扩展形式。自15世纪以来,应用于支撑其他部分的各种部位。
半止张
Noun and Verb Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English belg bag — more at belly
The first known use of bolster was before the 12th century
bolster1 of 2noun
a long pillow or cushion
a structural part designed to eliminate friction or provide support
bolster2 of 2verb
to support with or as if with a bolsteralso: reinforce
came with me to bolster my spirits
1 He had broken his back, someone said, but there was nothing anyone could do, and now men were stepping over him with their blankets and bolsters, and others were jostling to go up.
2 The bolster form of the bed serves as a pillow as well as a sense of security for your dog, who may lay their head or lean against it for more comfort.
3 Third, step up overall planning to bolster cooperation in social fields.
第三,加强统筹,努力推进社会领域合作。
4 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。
5 Follow your passion but bolster it with discipline.
跟随热情,同时,以纪律作为支撑。
6 Furthermore, she said that the Fifteenth Amendment bolstered her case.
7 The woman took some gin to bolster up her courage.
那名妇女喝些杜松子酒壮胆。
8 That would no doubt cause a quick dip in yields and might bolster riskier assets.
毫无疑问,这将导致收益率迅速下滑并有可能对风险更大的资产形成支撑。
9 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。
10 In early 1943, after the heavy losses in Russia, the Nazis realized they needed to bolster Germany’s dwindling manpower.
11 And then the three of us are laughing again, exhilarated, bolstered together in our defiance.
12 Most of her makeup had transferred itself to his own face or the bolster, but a light stain of rouge still brought out the beauty of her cheekbone.
13 Researchers believe that heavy silicon levels in beer may bolster new bone formation.
研究者认为,啤酒内含大量的硅元素,有助于新骨质的形成。
14 The Federal Reserve took unprecedented steps to bolster Wall Street.
联邦储备委员会采取了空前的措施拯救华尔街,但损失依然继续。
15 Most recently, actions have been considered and in some cases , taken to bolster sagging stock markets.
最近, 一些措施被被探讨,而有些已经被用于振作疲软的证券市场.
16 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.
17 A lack of introspection was good for bolstering your courage, but in the last months and weeks it had done damage to Milton.
18 “I shall have to purchase another. But first, I have some need of sheets, a bolster, a fire, and, with an even greater show of celerity, Madame, a bucket into which I may vomit broth.”
19 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。
20 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.
1 垫枕
2 提高
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4 支撑
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6 加强
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8 装填
10 增强
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11 支持某人
12 改善
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14 横撑
17 帮助
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18 给…加衬垫
20 援助
help support assist aid comfort assistance boot pap succor subvention succour befriend bestead boot tree
21 支承
22 承材
23 支持
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