n.[C]

1. 长枕；垫枕；靠枕
2. 垫子；衬垫
3. 支持物；承板；承材

vt.

1. 支撑；加固；援助；支持[（+up）]
   Greece badly needs a loan from the European Union to bolster its economy.

   希腊急需欧盟的贷款来支撑它的经济。

   bolster up someone's pride

   提高某人的自尊心

   Both sides offered statistics to bolster their arguments.

   双方都拿出统计数字来支持他们的论点。

   Pillars bolster the roof.

   柱子支撑屋顶。

n.

1. a long, thick pillow.
2. a part on a vehicle or tool providing structural support or reducing friction.
   ▸Building  a short timber cap over a post increasing the bearing of the beams it supports.

v.

n.