English Dictionary

buoy up

動詞

比喩的用法 慣用表現 他動詞

(idiomatic, transitive, figuratively) To uplift, hearten, inspire or raise the spirits of. / (idiomatic, transitive) To keep afloat; to provide with buoyancy.

日本語の意味

心を元気づける、励ます、鼓舞する / 浮かせる、浮力を与える

Her encouraging words buoy up the entire team before the presentation.

彼女の励ましの言葉は発表の前にチーム全体を元気づける。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, transitive, figuratively) To uplift, hearten, inspire or raise the spirits of.

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.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, transitive) To keep afloat; to provide with buoyancy.

buoys up （ present singular third-person ）

buoying up （ participle present ）

buoyed up （ participle past ）

buoyed up （ past ）