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今天我们要学的词是 bolster¹. Bolster 作为动词，有支持，加强的意思。The U.S. Defense² Department says it will give $200 million to Ukraine to help bolster its military's defensive³ capabilities⁴. 美国国防部表示，将向乌克兰提供两亿美元，支持乌克兰军方加强防御能力。The leaders of Egypt and Sudan have agreed to set differences aside and bolster relations after years of tensions between the two countries. 埃及和苏丹领导人同意搁置分歧，加强两国多年来一直处于紧张状态的关系。好的，我们今天学习的词是bolster, bolster, 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。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

4 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓