bolstered

英 [ˈbəʊlstəd]

美 [ˈboʊlstərd]

v.  改善; 加强
bolster的过去分词和过去式

过去式：bolstered　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 增强（信心）；鼓舞（士气）
  If youbolstersomething such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a number of measures intended to bolster morale.
     旨在鼓舞士气的一些措施
• VERB 巩固（地位）；加强
  If someone tries tobolstertheir position in a situation, they try to strengthen it.
  1. 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。
  2. Bolster upmeans the same asbolster.
     bolster up同bolster
  3. ...an aid programme to bolster up their troubled economy.
     旨在改善他们国家经济困境的援助计划
• （垫在普通枕头下的）长枕，垫枕
  Abolsteris a firm pillow shaped like a long tube which is sometimes put across a bed under the ordinary pillows.

双语例句

• The horror of high unemployment has bolstered equities because of its impact on corporate profits.
  高失业率之所以能提振股市，是因为它对企业利润的影响。
• By supplementing IMF resources, this change would have bolstered confidence in the global economy.
  该改革方案本可以通过补充IMF的资源，提振全球经济信心。
• 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。
• Bolstered by his friend's words, he started looking around the dance hall.
  听到朋友的鼓励，他开始环视整个舞厅。
• Yet the financial crisis has changed attitudes in Beijing and bolstered support for China to seek a greater international role for its currency.
  然而，全球金融危机改变了北京方面的态度，中国推动人民币进一步国际化的计划也得到了更多支持。
• It also bolstered longstanding criticism about the lack of truly independent oversight at News Corp. overall.
  这些疑问也支持了一个长久以来的批评声，指出这样的委员会不能算是一个真正的独立团体来有效的监督整个新闻集团。
• Brazil was a success story, bolstered by successful bids to host the Olympics and World Cup.
  巴西是一个成功的例子，成功申请主办奥运会和世界杯起到了提振作用。
• China has welcomed foreign direct investment, which has bolstered growth by increasing the stock of fixed capital and by providing new technology and management know-how.
  中国欢迎外国直接投资，增加固定资本，引进新的技术和管理知识，从而保证了经济的增长。
• We have no choice but to believe them, and our confidence is bolstered by the seriousness with which they take themselves.
  我们别无选择，只能相信他们，我们的信心是支撑的严重性，他们采取自己。
• This conviction was bolstered by her own educational struggles and successes.
  这坚定的信念是受到她本身曾经历过的教育挫折与成功的支持。