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

• 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。
• 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。
• The Fox-Pitt deal, aside from bolstering Macquarie's research capabilities, will also give the investment bank a foothold in one of the most important industry sectors: financial institutions.
  Fox-Pitt的交易不仅能增强麦格理的研究能力，还将在最重要的行业部门为该投行提供立足点金融机构。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• Security analysts say China's leaders appear intent on bolstering strategic alliances there and using an increasingly modern navy to safeguard interests in the region.
  安全分析人士说，中国领导人看起来一心想要加强在中东地区的战略联盟，并计划利用日益现代化的海军维护中国在这一地区的利益。
• 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。