bolster

英 ['bəʊlstə] 美['bolstɚ]
  • n. 支持;长枕
  • vt. 支持;支撑
  • n. (Bolster)人名;(英)博尔斯特

CET6+GRETOEFL中低频词扩展词汇

词态变化


复数: bolsters;第三人称单数: bolsters;过去式: bolstered;过去分词: bolstered;现在分词: bolstering;

中文词源


bolster 垫枕,支持

词源同ball, 原来指鼓起来的垫子,枕头,护垫等,主要作名词使用。后来做动词使用,指支持,保护。

英英释意


1. a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

英文词源


bolster
bolster: [OE] The idea underlying bolster ‘long pillow’ is of something stuffed, so that it swells up. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *bolstraz, which was a derivative of *bolg-, *bulg- (source also of bellows, belly, billow and possibly bell, bellow, and bold). German has the related polster ‘cushion, pillow’.
=> bell, bellow, belly, billow, bold
bolster (v.)
mid-15c. (implied in bolstered), "propped up, made to bulge" (originally of a woman's breasts), from bolster (n.). Figurative sense is from c. 1500, on the notion of "to support with a bolster, prop up." Related: Bolstering.
bolster (n.)
Old English bolster "bolster, cushion, something stuffed so that it swells up," especially "long, stuffed pillow," from Proto-Germanic *bolkhstraz (cognates: Old Norse bolstr, Danish, Swedish, Dutch bolster, German polster), from PIE *bhelgh- "to swell" (see belly (n.)).

考试真题


Tennessee's technical and community colleges will not outsource ( ' , 外包) management of their facilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by an analysis of spending at each campus.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

since the former is most common among those inclined towards indifferent relationships, their predominance can bolster individuals' sense of self-worth.

2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

实用场景例句


to bolster sb's confidence/courage/morale
增加某人的信心 / 勇气 / 士气

牛津词典

Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.
利率下降可能有助于激活经济。

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a number of measures intended to bolster morale.
旨在鼓舞士气的一些措施

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Staying friendly with those under you can help bolster your career.
对下级友好一些有助于促进您的职业生涯.

期刊摘选

Most recently, actions have been considered and in some cases , taken to bolster sagging stock markets.
最近, 一些措施被被探讨,而有些已经被用于振作疲软的证券市场.

期刊摘选

The government, however, says it is necessary to bolster the military, even now.
然而, 政府说, 就算是现在,支持军队也是很有必要的.

期刊摘选

Do you agree that the government can bolster the economy?
你同意政府可以强化经济的说法 吗 ?

期刊摘选

Scientists, they maintain, are under pressure to bolster the majority view.
他们还坚持认为科学家们为了支持多数人的观点而饱受压力的煎熬.

期刊摘选

The surge comes on the back of the Beijing stimulus plan to bolster economic growth.
进口激增的推动因素,在于北京为提振经济增长而出台的刺激方案.

期刊摘选

Dreyfus , which already trades sugar, soyabeans and other Brazilian agricultural goods, wanted to bolster its position.
dreyfus, 已经在从事糖, 黄豆,及其他巴西的农产品贸易, 希望巩固它的地位.

期刊摘选

He tried to bolster up their morale.
他尽力鼓舞他们的士气.

《简明英汉词典》

The results bolster researchers'hopes of exploiting brown fat to control weight.
这些研究结果为研究人员增添了希望:或许他们可以利用棕色脂肪来控制体重.

期刊摘选

All attempts to bolster up apartheid are bound to fail.
一切想维护种族隔离的企图都是注定要失败的.

期刊摘选

Many smaller banks are trying to bolster their capital by selling assets and making fewer loans.
许多小银行正在设法通过变卖资产和不提供贷款来提升其资金.

期刊摘选

In America, Congress is considering several measures to bolster shareholders at managers'expense.
在美国, 国会正在考虑几个方法用经理人的经费去支持股东.

期刊摘选

Pillars bolster the roof.
柱子支撑屋顶.

《简明英汉词典》

An incident did happen to bolster up and warm her heart.
有一件事曾那样震撼、温暖着她的心.

辞典例句

Meddling by the army probably helped to bolster AK's ratings.
军队的干涉反而可能助长了AK党的士气排名.

期刊摘选

The government borrowed money to bolster up the economy.
政府借贷以促进经济发展.

期刊摘选

The family tried to bolster Melanie's courage after each of these disappointments.
每次打听没有结果的时候,全家人都支持媚兰不要灰心丧气.

飘(部分)

The government sharply raised interest rates this year but it failed to bolster the currency.
政府今年大幅度提高了利率,但是未能加强货币.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Incidentally, that story about the big convoy from Francisco is horse manure to bolster civilian morale.
顺便提一句, 关于从旧金山开来庞大护船队的传说是安抚民心的空话.

期刊摘选

Both sides are feverishly trying to recruit new members to bolster their cause at the IWC.
两派都在积极地招收新成员来巩固自己在国际捕鲸委员会中的利益.

期刊摘选

Production of biofuels has been targeted by western a way to bolster renewable energy targets.
西方国家瞄准制造生物燃料,以此促进可再生能源的发展.

期刊摘选

The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.
高利率使经济更稳健.

《简明英汉词典》

She took gin to bolster up her courage.
她喝杜子松酒要壮胆.

期刊摘选