n.[C]

1. 長枕；墊枕；靠枕
2. 墊子；襯墊
3. 支持物；承板；承材

vt.

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

   希臘急需歐盟的貸款來支撐它的經濟。

   bolster up someone's pride

   提高某人的自尊心

   Both sides offered statistics to bolster their arguments.

   雙方都拿出統計數字來支持他們的論點。

   Pillars bolster the roof.

   柱子支撐屋頂。

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.