| 单词 | bolster |
| 释义 | bolster 1. n. & v. --n 1. a long thick pillow. 2. a pad or support, esp. in a machine. 3. Building a short timber cap over a post to increase the bearing of the beams it supports. --vtr. (usu. foll. by up) 1. encourage, reinforce (bolstered our morale). 2. support with a bolster; prop up. Derivatives bolsterer n. Etymology: OE f. Gmc 2. n. a chisel for cutting bricks. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert. |
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