学个词Learn a Word 第1293期 bolster

　　今天我们要学的词是bolster¹。 Bolster, 是加强，支持的意思。 "The UN Security Council is sending a new peacekeeping force in order to bolster South Sudan, which marked its independence on July 9th," 为支持7月9日新独立的南苏丹， 联合国会向该国派遣维和部队。 "Italian lawmakers were working to bolster the 48-billion-euro austerity measures and fast-track its approval by parliament," 意大利议员们努力寻求对480亿欧元银根紧缩计划的支持，让议会加快通过议案的速度。 "Japan plans to conduct "stress tests" on its nuclear plants in order to bolster public confidence," 日本计划对核电站进行压力测试，增强公众信心。好的，今天我们学习的词是bolster...

1 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。