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

• Worried about an increasingly assertive and stronger China, New Delhi has sought greater cooperation with Beijing's rivals and has been bolstering its navy, which recently took delivery of its second aircraft carrier.
  由于担心中国越来越强硬，新德里方面寻求与中国的对手开展更多合作，并不断增强其海军实力，印度海军最近获得了第二艘交付的航空母舰。
• We have made great progress in meeting this demand and are focused on bolstering our reporting capabilities with video and other multimedia elements.
  我们在满足这种需求方面已取得了长足进步，而且正在全身心地致力于加强我们用视频和其他多媒体元素进行新闻报道的能力。
• 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。
• This means adopting WHO policies for HIV-linked TB and drug-resistant disease, and bolstering service quality.
  这意味着采用世卫组织针对与HIV相关的结核和具有抗药性疾病的政策并提高服务质量。
• 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。
• 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。
• US president Barack Obama last week paid a high-profile visit to India aimed at bolstering ties between the two countries, which share an interest in curbing China's growing regional influence.
  美国总统奥巴马上周对印度进行了高调的访问，意图提升双边的关系，两国在抑制中国不断增长的区域影响力上拥有共同的兴趣。
• 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。
• 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。
• That means redoubling existing efforts in each of the three traditional areas of policy: bolstering banks;
  这就意味要好好使用三个现有的传统的政策：支持银行；