bolster

/ˈbɒlstə/· verb

政治B2

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Chinese meaning

支撑;增强;提振

加jiā强qiáng或huò支zhī撑chēng某mǒu事shì物wù

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壮zhuàng大dà了le他tā的de政zhèng治zhì运yùn动dòng声shēng势shì

Example

All three congressional candidates who were backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won in Tuesday's primary, bolstering his political movement.

马市长佐赫兰·马姆达尼支持的三位国会候选人全部赢得周二的初选,进一步壮大了他的政治运动。

Source: The New York Times

Background ✎

纽niǔ约yuē初chū选xuǎn马mǎ姆mǔ达dá尼ní背bèi书shū三sān名míng候hòu选xuǎn人rén全quán部bù胜shèng出chū,政zhèng治zhì运yùn动dòng声shēng势shì大dà幅fú提tí升shēng。

Roots · etymology

源自古英语bolster(长垫枕),引申为支撑

  • 单纯词,不可拆

Collocations

  • bolster confidence / bolster support / bolster the economy

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