buoy up

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To uplift, hearten, inspire, or raise the spirits of. figuratively,idiomatic,transitive
    — I have supported with very great zeal, and I am told with some degree of success, those opinions, or if his Grace likes another expression better, those old prejudices, which buoy up the ponderous mass of his nobility, wealth, and title.
  2. To keep afloat; to provide with buoyancy. idiomatic,transitive

词形变化

buoys up present,singular,third-person buoying up participle,present buoyed up participle,past buoyed up past
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