bolstered

grammar · medium

易错句子The company's reputation bolstered after the new product launched.

正确表达The company's reputation was bolstered after the new product launched.

bolster 是及物动词，后面必须跟宾语，不能像汉语“加强、提升”那样单独作谓语（如“声誉提升了”）。这里主语 reputation 是受事，应改为被动语态 was bolstered；若要用主动语态，则须补出宾语，如 The new product bolstered the company's reputation.

grammar · medium

易错句子These findings bolster for his argument.

正确表达These findings bolster his argument.

bolster 是及物动词，直接接宾语，中间不加介词。汉语“为……提供支持”里的“为”容易让学习者误加 for；去掉 for，让 argument 直接作 bolster 的宾语即可。

grammar · medium

易错句子The new law bolsters small businesses to hire more workers.

正确表达The new law bolsters small businesses' efforts to hire more workers.

bolster 不能用于“宾语＋to do”结构（不同于 help/encourage sb to do），它只接名词性宾语，表示“支持、加强某一事物”。要表达“支持某人做某事”，需把动作名词化或补出被支持的对象，如 bolster sb's efforts/position to do sth。