bolstered
past simple and past participle ofbolster
| 单词 | bolstered |
| 释义 | bolstered past simple and past participle ofbolster bolster verb[T] uk/ˈbəʊl.stər/us/ˈboʊl.stɚ/tosupportorimprovesomething or make itstronger: Moremoneyisneededto bolster theindustry. Shetriedto bolster myconfidence/morale(=encourageme and make mefeelstronger)bytellingme that I had aspecialtalent. They need to do something to bolstertheirimage. Physical supports and supporting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making stronger Examplesofbolsteredbolstered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The phonetic analysis furtherbolsteredthe hypothesis that he added -ed endings according to a pseudo-suffixation strategy. From theCambridge English Corpus Such actions, in turn, contributed to an increasing popular legitimacy that furtherbolsteredthe institution's political standing. From theCambridge English Corpus A concomitant financial restructuring, which injected 60,000 million dinars into enterprises by 1987,bolsteredsales, profits, capacity utilisation, and productivity in almost every sector. From theCambridge English Corpus Existing quality management strategies, including utilization review, quality assurance systems, and peer review audits, should bebolstered. From theCambridge English Corpus The observed effects were highly consistent, and were furtherbolsteredby the semantic relatedness ratings on the dissimilar within- and between-language responses. From theCambridge English Corpus An article from 1954bolsteredthe argument by stating that the islands had once been connected to the mainland by dry land. From theCambridge English Corpus Cobble stairbolsteredwith cut blocks ascends the southern facade. From theCambridge English Corpus The legitimacy of claims to the chieftaincy has beenbolsteredby other symbols. From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, on researching into the relations between verbal variability and speakers' dominant language, the previous impression isbolsteredeven more. From theCambridge English Corpus Cobble stairbolsteredby cut blocks ascends the eastern facade. From theCambridge English Corpus I am inclined, in fact, to think that this anxiety functioned almost purely as a strategic device for government whichbolsteredits case for intervention. From theCambridge English Corpus The greatly diminished visibility of women workersbolstereda growing ideological commitment to the notion of a cohesive and solidaristic (male) working class. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition to the difficulties inherent in this type of research, the present study isbolsteredby a number of methodological strengths. From theCambridge English Corpus The repatriation agendabolsteredthese claims in so far as repatriants needed somewhere to settle. From theCambridge English Corpus These methodologies were oftenbolsteredby theories of learning. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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