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单词 bolster
释义
bolster
verb[T]
uk
/ˈbəʊl.stər/us
/ˈboʊl.stɚ/
tosupportorimprovesomething or make itstronger:
支撑；加固；提高；改善
Moremoneyisneededto bolster theindustry.需要更多的钱来扶持该产业。
Shetriedto bolster myconfidence/morale(=encourageme and make mefeelstronger)bytellingme that I had aspecialtalent.她说我有特别的才能，想要增强我的信心。
They need to do something to bolstertheirimage.他们需要设法改善他们的形象。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physical supports and supporting
  • abutment
  • bearing
  • bookend
  • bracket
  • buoy
  • burden
  • buttress
  • cantilever
  • groan
  • load-bearing
  • pier
  • pile
  • pillar
  • prop
  • propsomethingup
  • rafter
  • scaffold
  • sinew
  • underpin
  • weight-bearing
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Becoming and making stronger
bolster
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbəʊl.stər/us
/ˈboʊl.stɚ/
alongfirmcylinder-shapedpillow
长枕；长垫枕；长靠枕
picture of bolster
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bed linen & covers
  • bed linen
  • bed sheet
  • bedclothes
  • bedding
  • bedspread
  • continental quilt
  • counterpane
  • coverlet
  • Doona
  • duvet
  • electric blanket
  • layette
  • linen
  • manchester
  • pillow
  • sheet
  • sleeping bag
  • valance
  • weighted blanket
  • white sale
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(Definition ofbolsterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

bolster| American Dictionary

bolster
verb[T]
us
/ˈboʊl·stər/

bolsterverb[T](SUPPORT)

tosupportsomething, or make somethingstronger:
The UN issendingmoretroopsto bolster the peacekeepers.
bolster
noun[C]
us
/ˈboʊl·stər/

bolsternoun[C](OBJECT ON BED)

alongpillow(=clothbagfilledwithmaterial), usuallyshapedlike atube
(Definition ofbolsterfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbolster

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A discipline's understanding of its past can be a legend bolstering today's priorities.
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He might lose a sense of his superiority which bolsters his ego in public and private life.
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The cultural task of selling had much more to do with entrenching hierarchies, reinforcing hegemonic assumptions, and bolstering expectations of coherence.
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The legitimacy of claims to the chieftaincy has been bolstered by other symbols.
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The cycle is performed without interruption, bolstering the impression of it being 24 different perspectives on a single song.
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Cobble stair bolstered by cut blocks ascends the eastern facade.
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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.
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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.
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The greatly diminished visibility of women workers bolstered a growing ideological commitment to the notion of a cohesive and solidaristic (male) working class.
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In addition to the difficulties inherent in this type of research, the present study is bolstered by a number of methodological strengths.
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The repatriation agenda bolstered these claims in so far as repatriants needed somewhere to settle.
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The very nature of this mode of mobilization bolstered the unity of the movement.
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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.
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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.
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Diets below the caloric goal were bolstered by adding sweeteners (up to 10% dietary energy) and extra base plant foods (grains, vegetables and fruits).
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