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bolster

/bohl-ster/US // ˈboʊl stər //UK // (ˈbəʊlstə) //

长枕头,支持,长枕,长椅

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
    • : anything resembling this in form or in use as a support.
    • : any pillow, cushion, or pad.
    • : Nautical. Also called bolster plate .a circular casting on the side of a vessel, through which an anchor chain passes.a timber used as a temporary support.a beam for holding lines or rigging without chafing.a bag filled with buoyant material, fitted into a small boat.
    • : Metalworking. an anvillike support for the lower die of a drop forge.
    • : Masonry. a timber or the like connecting two ribs of a centering.a chisel with a blade splayed toward the edge, used for cutting bricks.
    • : Carpentry. a horizontal timber on a post for lessening the free span of a beam.
    • : a structural member on which one end of a bridge truss rests.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to support with or as with a pillow or cushion.
    • : to add to, support, or uphold: They bolstered their morale by singing. He bolstered up his claim with new evidence.

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Examples

  • We recommend getting a bed with bolsters, which provide a sense of security and satisfies their natural instinct to dig and burrow.

  • To bolster my case I told him we should actually call it Pursuito, like Vertigo or Psycho.

  • Low-income work was a necessity, either to make up for the absence of a man or to bolster his own low-income paycheck.

  • Critics also argue the military assistance may be coming too late to bolster mainstream rebels.

  • This will likely get worse as police bolster their web surveillance capabilities.

  • “This reduces a potential drag to the economy and will bolster growth for the remainder of 2014,” Handler notes.

  • After you have repeated the Correlation, then repeat the two extremes, thus—“Anchor” … “Bolster.”

  • The motive of this harmless ruse was to bolster up Spanish prestige and thereby avoid bloodshed.

  • If there is no bolster, two pillows are sometimes laid flat in its place, and two pillows set on edge upon them.

  • If shams are used they should be spread over the pillows and bolster as smoothly as possible.

  • If you are preparing the bed for a stranger put the bolster and pillows back on the bed and allow the guest to arrange them later.