bolstering

英 [ˈbəʊlstərɪŋ]

美 [ˈboʊlstərɪŋ]

v.  改善; 加强
bolster的现在分词

现在分词：bolstering　

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

• Chamillionaire and rappers like him are bolstering their careers through successful navigation of the tech and social media world.
  通过成功领航科技和社交媒体世界，天生赢家以及与之类似的歌手，事业蒸蒸日上。
• Leading steelmakers have also been bolstering their cross-shareholdings as a means of protecting themselves against hostile takeover attempts.
  主要钢铁制造商也把交叉持股作为保护自身免遭敌意收购的一种途径。
• The Fox-Pitt deal, aside from bolstering Macquarie's research capabilities, will also give the investment bank a foothold in one of the most important industry sectors: financial institutions.
  Fox-Pitt的交易不仅能增强麦格理的研究能力，还将在最重要的行业部门为该投行提供立足点金融机构。
• Ignoring your true problems, or bolstering your strengths is simply not going to help you or your customers.
  不理你真问题，还是你的实力增强，根本不会让你或你的客户。
• Still, exports are bolstering Europe's emerging markets.
  然而出口行业正在提振欧洲的新兴市场。
• Whereas Mr Abbas was willing to negotiate a demilitarised state with Israel, Hamas is bolstering its armed forces.
  阿巴斯想要和以色列谈判解除其对巴勒斯坦的军事管制，哈马斯却不惜一切代价发展武装部队。
• Why should Donahue's people concern themselves with bolstering your image?
  唐纳休的人为什么要费心维护你的形象？
• The interplay between currencies and central bank policy has anchored US bond yields at low levels, bolstering market expectations that the pace of the next tightening cycle will be modest.
  汇率和央行政策之间的相互作用使美国国债收益率固定在低位，支撑了市场对于下一个政策收紧周期的步伐将比较温和的预期。
• But while total lending may be falling, signs suggest that upbeat consumers are bolstering consumer lending.
  然而，尽管贷款总额增长似乎趋于放缓，但有迹象表明，在乐观消费者的支撑下，消费信贷却在扩增。
• Research bolstering the role of moderate drinking in helping to control weight gain was published in 2004 in the journal Obesity Research.
  《肥胖研究》（ObesityResearch）期刊在2004年发表的一项研究肯定了适度饮酒在帮助控制体重增长中的作用。