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 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。
• 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。
• Paramount Pictures says the production also bolstered the prospects for3D cinema.
  派拉蒙电影公司表示，这部作品也推动了3D电影业的发展。
• 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。
• He bolstered his plea with new evidence.
  他举出新的证据来支持他的抗辩。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Perhaps most important, the average worker's paycheck has shrunk in recent years, even after companies rebounded and bolstered their profits.
  可能最重要的，工人的平均薪水在近几年仍然在收缩，即使是在公司的收益回弹和提升之后。
• Although both deals have been expensive and difficult, they also have bolstered the firm's market presence in retail banking and prime brokerage.
  虽然这两项交易的达成困难重重，价格昂贵，但也加强了摩根大通在零售银行和优质经纪市场中的地位。