bolster

UK:  ['bəʊlstə(r)]

US:  ['boʊlstər]

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

n.

1.枕垫,长枕;枕状支持物〔枕梁、承板等〕

2.锻模枕

3.焊条夹钳

4.护索板

5.半止张

6.支承梁

7.电极台板

8.模座

9.冲孔底板

10.【机械工程】软垫,垫木,枕;(车辆的)枕梁;【纺织;印染】(纺机的)锭管,锭脚;【建筑】承枕,托木;横撑

v.

1.(用支持物)支撑,垫

2.援助,帮助;费力支持;增强

3.支撑,维护,借助于

4.支持,助一臂之力

5.增强,鼓舞

6.震撼

7.硬逞能

1 . Ubaldo and Carlo restrain Rinaldo, trying to bolster his strength, and ultimately drag him away from her.
乌瓦尔多和卡罗阻止了里纳尔多，尽力鼓励他坚持下去，并最终将他拖离她的身边。

2 . The suspicion must be that this law is designed to defend a declining regime rather than to bolster the security of Venezuelans.
令人疑虑忡忡的是，新法是用来保卫一个日渐衰落的政权而非用来确保委内瑞拉国内民众的安全。

3 . The aim is to get tough with China to teach it a lesson, so it will bolster its currency and usher in a greater flow of U.
目的即是要对中国强硬并给它“上一课”，使中国升值人民币并引入更多的美国货物。

4 . But over the next few months, the school officials and I mapped out a plan to address his weaknesses and bolster his strengths.
但随后几个月，我和校方人员合力制定了一套计划，补救路易的弱点，发挥他的长处。

5 . The fact that the candlestick maker had access to credit did not increase demand or bolster the economy.
蜡烛匠虽然介入了信用，但并没有创造有效需求，也没有促进经济。