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

• 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。
• The US and three big emerging market countries have bolstered hopes for a global climate change deal this year by unveiling fresh plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
  美国和三大新兴市场国家公布了限制温室气体排放的最新计划，从而增强了在今年达成一项全球气候变化协议的希望。
• Nokia today bolstered the Symbian Foundation with the addition of multiple key new members.
  今天，诺基亚的塞班Symbian基金会增加了三位重要成员：惠普，MySpace和SanDisk公司。
• Sentiment was further bolstered by news of an unexpected interest rate cut from the European Central Bank.
  欧洲央行（ecb）意外降息的消息也鼓舞了市场情绪。
• The surge of deals was bolstered by a tide of Private Equity Cash looking for investments.
  寻找投资机会的私人股本资金大量出现，支持了并购交易的飞速增长。
• And yet Mr Sarkozy has bolstered the momentum of his reforms thanks to three largely unrelated factors.
  然而，得益于三大基本上毫无瓜葛的因素，萨科奇稳住了其改革的力度。
• 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。
• Olken says his analysis led to greater understanding of how village dynamics can encourage or prevent corruption and bolstered World Bank efforts to persuade governments to perform audits.
  Olken说，他的分析增加了人们对村庄鼓励或防止腐败的能动性的理解，推动了世界银行说服政府采取审计方法的工作。
• We took strategic adjustment of the economic structure as the main task of shifting the growth model, and raised the quality, expanded the scope and bolstered the momentum of development.
  我们把经济结构战略性调整作为转变发展方式的主攻方向，提高了发展质量，拓展了发展空间，增强了发展后劲。
• The strength of the American Republic has been bolstered by the popularity of its new president.
  美利坚共和国的力量，受到了新任总统人气的提振。