bolster
US: /ˈboʊɫstɝ/
UK: /bˈəʊlstɐ/
UK: /bˈəʊlstɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
bolster /'boulstə/
- danh từ
- gối ống (ở đầu giường)
- (kỹ thuật) tấm lót, ống lót
- động từ
- đỡ; lót
- (nghĩa bóng) ủng hộ, bênh vực, giúp đỡ (những cái không đáng ủng hộ...)
- lấy gối ném nhau, đánh nhau bằng gối (trẻ em)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb [VN] ~ sb/sth (up) to improve sth or make it stronger: to bolster sb's confidence / courage / morale + Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.
+ noun
a long thick PILLOW that is placed across the top of a bed under the other pillows
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
support, prop (up), brace, shore up, buttress, uphold, back (up), reinforce, aid, help, assist, further, advance:
The miners cited a lack of safety measures to bolster their arguments.
Concise English dictionary
bolsters|bolstered|bolstering'bəʊlstə
noun
+a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
verb
+support and strengthen
+prop up with a pillow or bolster
+add padding to
