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

• 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。
• He said there must be emphasis on national reconciliation and bolstering the young Iraqi government and he stressed any long-term solution depends on the ability of other countries to step in and help.
  他说必须将重点放在国际社会的斡旋上，而且国际社会要支持伊拉克刚成立不久的政府，他强调任何长远的解决方式取决于其它国家干预与提供帮助的能力。
• The Indians 'increasingly strong ties with America are bolstering their confidence in dealing with China.
  印度与美国愈加紧密的联系使其在处理中国问题上更有自信。
• 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。
• Volvo is also bolstering its senior management team and has hired a chief financial officer, head of marketing, and head of research and development.
  沃尔沃同时也在壮大其高级管理团队，已经聘用了新首席财务官、营销总监和研发主管。
• 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；
• In some countries ( like the US) this means an urgent bolstering of social safety nets.
  在一些国家（如美国），这意味着要立即采取行动支持社会保障体系。
• We believe the company has attractive future growth opportunities that will be enabled by bolstering Gome's financial position.
  我们认为，该公司拥有颇具吸引力的未来增长机会，增强国美的财务状况将令这点成为可能。
• 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。
• But some in the markets have begun to question whether it is time for central banks to change tack in order to avoid creating new asset bubbles although officials have stressed they will maintain policies aimed at bolstering global growth.
  尽管央行官员强调，他们将维持旨在支撑全球经济增长的政策，但一些市场人士已经开始怀疑，各央行现在是否已经应该改变政策风向，以避免产生新的资产泡沫了。