bolstering
present participle ofbolster
| 单词 | bolstering |
| 释义 | bolstering present 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 Examplesofbolsteringbolstering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. As relativity was destroying the notion of determinacy in physical studies, genetics wasbolsteringit within biology. From theCambridge English Corpus A discipline's understanding of its past can be a legendbolsteringtoday's priorities. From theCambridge English Corpus The cultural task of selling had much more to do with entrenching hierarchies, reinforcing hegemonic assumptions, andbolsteringexpectations of coherence. From theCambridge English Corpus The cycle is performed without interruption,bolsteringthe impression of it being 24 different perspectives on a single song. From theCambridge English Corpus Its sole purpose appears to be that ofbolsteringpresidential resources. From theCambridge English Corpus Unlike unelected chief executives, presidents may agree to decentralise as a means ofbolsteringtheir electoral support among groups who favour decentralisation. From theCambridge English Corpus However, it also colludes in pre-dating their togetherness as a group, paradoxically alsobolsteringtheir authenticity in more traditional terms. From theCambridge English Corpus Gestural transfer could serve the same role, that is, a strategy for effective communication, particularly inbolsteringthe communication when language proficiency is weak. From theCambridge English Corpus It is therefore a means of maintaining ethnic exclusivity from religious others as well as one ofbolsteringuniformity in a context where piety itself is taking many contested forms. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, having two extra physicians affirm capacity was preferred by this court as a support of self-determination, especially when compared tobolsteringpatient rights through guardianship or other judicial review. From theCambridge English Corpus An empirical question is whether some threshold level of syntactic and narrative proficiency is necessary for the reciprocalbolsteringof reading and language development to occur. From theCambridge English Corpus There were therefore positive repercussions in allowing banks access to global finance, in turn,bolsteringthe flow of credit to the real economy. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English You propose continuing down the same track,bolsteringup the same policy, ever more generously financing the same actions. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English On the one hand, therefore, we have a major interest in cultural diversity,bolsteringcreative people and easy access to creative content online. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English In practice, they arebolsteringthe sheiks and sultans, and a federation of this kind will never work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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