bolster
verb /ˈbəʊlstə(r)/
/ˈbəʊlstər/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they bolster | /ˈbəʊlstə(r)/ /ˈbəʊlstər/ |
| he / she / it bolsters | /ˈbəʊlstəz/ /ˈbəʊlstərz/ |
| past simple bolstered | /ˈbəʊlstəd/ /ˈbəʊlstərd/ |
| past participle bolstered | /ˈbəʊlstəd/ /ˈbəʊlstərd/ |
| -ing form bolstering | /ˈbəʊlstərɪŋ/ /ˈbəʊlstərɪŋ/ |
- to improve something or make it stronger
改善；加强 - bolster something to bolster somebody’s confidence/courage/morale
增强某人的信心／勇气／士气 - I needed to stress the bus driver’s evidence in order to bolster my case.
我需要强调公共汽车司机的证言，以支持我的论据。 - bolster something up Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.
利率下降可能有助于刺激经济。
Collocations DictionaryBolster is used with these nouns as the object:- argument
- balance sheet
- case
- …
词源Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bolster and German Polster. - bolster something to bolster somebody’s confidence/courage/morale