Bolster - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

Help, typically of a practical nature.

Примеры использования:

He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid

verb

Help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something.

Примеры использования:

Women were aided in childbirth by midwives

abbreviation

Artificial insemination by donor.

verb

Help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work.

Примеры использования:

A senior academic would assist him in his work

noun

An act of giving help, typically by providing money.

Примеры использования:

The budget must have an assist from tax policies

verb

To help

Примеры использования:

Assist someone with something you will be expected to assist the editor with the selection of illus…

verb

Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

Примеры использования:

He augmented his summer income by painting houses

noun

A vowel prefixed to past tenses of verbs in greek and certain other indo-european languages.

verb

To increase the size or value of something by adding something to it

Примеры использования:

He would have to find work to augment his income., the region needs to augment its water supply.

verb

Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

Примеры использования:

A range of measures to boost tourism

noun

A source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement.

Примеры использования:

The cut in interest rates will give a further boost to the economy

verb

To increase or improve something

Примеры использования:

The company is looking for ways to boost sales in asia, its biggest market., i tried to boost his m…

noun

A device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support.

Примеры использования:

A neck brace

verb

Make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support.

Примеры использования:

The posts were braced by lengths of timber

noun

Something that is used to support or connect things, or to make something stronger

Примеры использования:

He was recently fitted with a brace for his bad back.

phrasal verb

Keep afloat

noun

A structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it.

Примеры использования:

The cathedral's massive buttresses

verb

Provide (a building or structure) with buttresses.

Примеры использования:

We buttressed the wall as it was showing signs of cracking and collapse

verb

To give support to or strengthen something

Примеры использования:

He looked for things that would buttress the prosecution case and win a conviction.

noun

A bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on.

Примеры использования:

Comfortable chairs and sofas piled with cushions

verb

Soften the effect of an impact on.

Примеры использования:

The bag cushions equipment from inevitable knocks

noun

A large, usually square bag filled with soft material, used as a movable part of a chair or sofa, for sitting on or resting your back against, or a similar but smaller bag used to make yourself more comfortable while sitting

Примеры использования:

She sank back against the sofa cushions., the soft grass cushioned his fall (= made it hurt less).

verb

Give food to.

Примеры использования:

Did you remember to feed the cat?

noun

An act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one.

Примеры использования:

The baby's morning feed

verb

Make a payment to (someone) in return for services.

verb

Provide (a place) with defensive works as protection against attack.

Примеры использования:

The enclave has been heavily fortified in recent years

verb

To make something stronger, especially in order to protect it

Примеры использования:

A fortified town, fortify something with something they hurriedly fortified the village with barric…

verb

Make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources.

Примеры использования:

They helped her with domestic chores

noun

The action of helping someone to do something.

Примеры использования:

I asked for help from my neighbours

exclamation

Used as an appeal for urgent assistance.

Примеры использования:

Help! i'm drowning!

collocation

Be the physical support of; carry the weight of

phrasal verb

Support and prevent something from falling.

Примеры использования:

Concrete pillars hold up the elevated section of the railway

phrasal verb

Display something by holding it above one's waist or head.

Примеры использования:

He held up the book so she could see the cover

verb

Cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue.

Примеры использования:

The need to maintain close links between industry and schools

verb

Keep in a certain state, position, or activity

verb

To continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less

Примеры использования:

Despite living in different states, the two families have maintained a close friendship., you have …

noun

A thick piece of soft material, typically used to protect or shape something, or to absorb liquid.

Примеры использования:

A pad of cotton wool

verb

Fill or cover (something) with soft material in order to protect it or its contents, make it more comfortable, or give it a particular shape.

Примеры использования:

The boxing gloves are padded with impact-resistant foam rubber

noun

The soft dull sound of steady steps.

Примеры использования:

He heard the pad of feet

noun

A rectangular cloth bag stuffed with feathers or other soft materials, used to support the head when lying or sleeping.

Примеры использования:

At night you sleep on the softest pillow ever, and both sides of the pillowcase are cool.

verb

Rest (one's head) as if on a pillow.

Примеры использования:

His head was pillowed on his arm

noun

A cloth bag filled with feathers or soft artificial fibers, esp. one that supports a person’s head while resting or sleeping

Примеры использования:

I was asleep the minute my head hit the pillow.

verb

Strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material.

Примеры использования:

The helmet has been reinforced with a double layer of cork

Strengthen and support

verb

Cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.

Примеры использования:

He needed to rest after the feverish activity

noun

An instance or period of resting.

Примеры использования:

You look as though you need a rest

verb

Remain or be left in a specified condition.

Примеры использования:

You can rest assured she will do everything she can

verb

Make or become stiff or rigid.

Примеры использования:

He stiffened his knees in an effort to prevent them trembling

verb

Make rigid or more rigid

verb

To become or make something firm or more difficult to bend

Примеры использования:

[ t ] to paint on linen, you first have to stiffen the fabric with a glue mixture., [ i ] his back …

verb

Make or become stronger.

Примеры использования:

He advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth

verb

To become more effective, or to make something more effective

Примеры использования:

[ t ] somehow his illness strengthened their marriage and brought them closer together., [ t ] pare…

verb

To make something more effective or powerful

Примеры использования:

A discussion paper aiming to strengthen the eu's competition regime has been circulated amongst com…

noun

A thing added to something else in order to complete or enhance it.

Примеры использования:

The handout is a supplement to the official manual

verb

Add an extra element or amount to.

Примеры использования:

I looked for a part-time job to supplement my income

noun

Something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra

Примеры использования:

Hormone/vitamin supplements, an advertising supplement, she got a second job to supplement her inco…

verb

Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

Примеры использования:

The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun

A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.

Примеры использования:

The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

verb

Confirm or support (something which has been questioned).

Примеры использования:

The court upheld his claim for damages

verb

To defend or maintain a principle or law, or to state that a decision that has already been made, esp. a legal one, is correct

Примеры использования:

The supreme court upheld california’s term limit measure.

verb

To state that a decision which has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct

Примеры использования:

Uphold a decision/ruling/appeal the court is said to be upholding its decision., when he took offic…