bolster
verbto improve something or make it stronger 改善;加强 - bolster something
to bolster somebody’s confidence/courage/morale 增强某人的信心/勇气/士气 I needed to stress the bus driver’s evidence in order to bolster my case. 我需要强调公共汽车司机的证言,以支持我的论据。 - bolster something up
Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy. 利率下降可能有助于刺激经济。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBolster is used with these nouns as the object:- argument
- balance sheet
- case
- …
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bolster and German Polster.- bolster something