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

• 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。
• 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。
• I also want to focus on bolstering our eroding social cohesion.
  我还希望专注于增强我们日渐消退的政治凝聚力。
• 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。
• The Shinzo Abe government has pursued a policy agenda aimed at bolstering Japan's international military role.
  安倍晋三首相上任后，政府出台了一系列旨在加强日本国际军事角色的政策。
• Named for the ancient trade route, the plan would offer an economic boost to Afghanistan and its neighbors by bolstering trade across South and Central Asia.
  这项以古代贸易路线命名的计划，将通过推动南亚和中亚的贸易而促进阿富汗及其邻国的经济。
• 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。
• Making matters worse, production costs have climbed in recent years with rising wages and energy prices, while government policies aimed at bolstering household consumption have driven up prices at the cash register.
  更糟糕的是，近年来生产成本上涨和工资和能源价格上涨，然而政府政策旨在提高家庭消费，这也就推高了消费价格。
• 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。
• US policy in central Asia is aimed at bolstering the region's sovereignty and independence and fostering co-operation on security, energy, and internal reform.
  美国在中亚的政策目标是：支持国家主权和独立，并促进安全、能源和内部改革方面的合作。