bolster
【支持,鼓励】
"Bolster" 是一个动词和名词,主要表示支持、加强或改善某事物。
作为动词的含义:
- 支持,鼓励:指加强或增强某人或某事物的力量、信心或有效性。
- 例如:
- The government is taking measures to bolster the economy.
(政府正在采取措施来促进经济。)
- The government is taking measures to bolster the economy.
- 例如:
- 支撑,垫高:指用某物来支持或支撑某物,使其更加稳固。
- 例如:
- They used pillows to bolster his head while he was resting.
(他们用枕头支撑他的头部,帮助他休息。)
- They used pillows to bolster his head while he was resting.
- 例如:
作为名词的含义:
- 支撑物:指用来支撑或增强某物的物体,尤其是提供支持的结构物。
- 例如:
- The architect added a bolster to reinforce the building's foundation.
(建筑师增加了一个支撑物,以加强建筑物的基础。)
- The architect added a bolster to reinforce the building's foundation.
- 例如:
常见用法:
- Bolster someone's confidence:增强某人的信心
- Bolster the argument:加强论点
- Bolster up:支撑或增强(通常指情感、信心等)
总结:
"Bolster" 通常表示通过增加支持或帮助来加强某事物,无论是指物理上的支撑还是情感、信心等方面的增强。