Word · Frequency #9591
bolster
长枕;靠枕
A long, thick pillow, often placed under other pillows on a bed.
- 1.
A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.
大型垫子或枕头,通常为圆柱形。
- 2.
a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
置于普通枕头下方的长枕
- 3.
A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
用于缓解压力、支撑身体部位或使绷带舒适地覆盖伤处的垫子、褥垫或任何物品;敷料。
- 4.
A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
马车车轴上方的垫片,使前轮有足够空间转动。
- 5.
A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.
柱与梁之间的短水平结构木料,用于增大柱的承压面积和/或缩短梁的跨度。
- 6.
A beam in the middle of a railway truck, supporting the body of the car.
铁路货车中央的梁,支撑车厢体。
- 7.
The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
冲孔机中承托工件的带孔板。
- 8.
The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.
刀片中紧靠刀柄末端部分。
- 9.
The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
折叠刀手柄的金属端。
- 10.
The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
爱奥尼柱头两端或两侧的涡卷。
- 11.
That which supports or promotes; a catalyst.
起支撑或促进作用的事物;催化剂。
- 12.
A wide-bladed cold chisel designed to split and shape bricks.
宽刃冷凿,用于劈开和修整砖块。
衬垫;敷料;垫子;支撑物;促进因素;车轴垫片;马车轴垫;垫木;柱梁间短横木;车架中梁;铁路货车中梁
In use
She placed a soft bolster under her neck to sleep more comfortably.
The old man leaned back against a bolster on the sofa.
We bought two bolsters for the guest bed.
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Word family
- bolsters
- plural, third person singular
- bolstered
- past, past participle
- bolstering
- present participle
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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