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单词 reinforce
释义
reinforce
verb[T]
uk
/ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːs/us
/ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːrs/
C2
to make somethingstronger:
加固；使更结实
Thepocketson myjeansare reinforcedwithdoublestitching.我牛仔裤的裤兜缝了两道线，很结实。
C1
If something reinforces anideaoropinion, itprovidesmoreprooforsupportfor it and makes itseemtrue:
强化，加深，进一步证实（观点、看法等）
Thefinaltechnicalreportinto theaccidentreinforces thefindingsofinitialinvestigations.对事故作出的最终的技术性报告进一步证实了最初的调查结果。
Hisbehaviourmerelyreinforced mydislikeof him.他的行为只能使我更讨厌他。
toprovideanarmywith moresoldiersorweaponsto make itstronger:
增援；加强…的力量；给…增强装备
Thegarrisonis to be reinforcedwith/byanother twobattalionsofsoldiers.守备部队将得到另外两个营的增援。
More examples
  • Thefoundationswill have to be reinforced topreventthehousefromsinkingfurtherinto theground.
  • Thewoodenbeamis reinforced with ametalplate.
  • Caring foranimalsis notsentimentality- it reinforcesourrespectforlife.
  • Thebuildersusedmetalrodsto reinforce thewallsof thebuilding.
  • He usedhandgesturesto reinforce what he was saying.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making stronger
  • aggrandize
  • boil up
  • bolster
  • cement
  • character-building
  • deepen
  • fortify
  • harden
  • hardening
  • invigoration
  • jell
  • restoke
  • restrengthen
  • sharpen
  • solidification
  • solidify
  • soup
  • soupsomethingup
  • undulled
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Backing, supporting & defending
Providing weapons or taking weapons away
(Definition ofreinforcefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

reinforce| American Dictionary

reinforce
verb[T]
us
/ˌri·ɪnˈfɔrs,-ˈfoʊrs/
to make somethingstronger, usually byaddingmorematerialor anotherpiece:
Buildingcodesin Californiarequiredthatsteelrodsbe used to reinforce cinder-blockconstruction.
Something that reinforces anideaoropinionprovidesprooforsupport:
Butletme justciteone otherfactto reinforce what you’re saying.
To reinforce anarmyis toprovideit with moresoldiersorweapons.
(Definition ofreinforcefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

reinforce| Business English

reinforce
verb[T]
uk
/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs/us
PRODUCTION
to make amaterialorstructurestrongerbyaddingsomething to it:
Thecontainershave been reinforced withsteelbands.
reinforcedconcrete
to make anideaorbeliefstronger:
reinforce the message/idea/view thatThehugesupportgiven tobigbusinessbypoliticianshas reinforced themessagethat thepursuitofwealthis the only thing thatmatters.
Theyrecommendedthat we reinforceournewbrandidentitywith anadvertisingcampaign.
toincreasethepowerof something,especiallyby making itbigger:
We need to reinforceoursalescapacity.
(Definition ofreinforcefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreinforce

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Nonetheless, ratios of post-harvest weights to pre-harvest weights reinforced the view that weight fluctuations were not uniformly large.
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Furthermore, earlier marriage reinforces this trend, because graduates will be spending a greater proportion of their childbearing years in marriage.
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The restriction of fingerprint collection to people already suspected of a crime reinforced the tendency to rely upon punishment rather than effective state investigation.
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The impact that patenting has on research is enhanced and reinforced by an additional range of factors.
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The tone tests reinforced an aesthetic determined by technological reproduction.
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The point is reinforced by the parish data.
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Their efforts reinforced local differences in the immediate post-war countrysides.
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The vain pathos of the tortoises' courtship was reinforced by their superficial appearance.
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I would say that it is creating this environment that reinforces empirical research in so many different ways.
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They both joined religious associations that re-created and reinforced the intimacy of an imagined but bygone village community.
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Limited results from the experimental field were reinforced using a simulation study.
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I think the ascetic world reinforced my feeling that they were important.
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The town clerk and the borough surveyor reinforced these points in their statements to the inquiry.
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The iconography of fresco decorations in the same halls bears out and reinforces the difference of emphasis.
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However, what is reinforced by these data, is the very low percentage of flies in the total trapped population that bore pollinaria.
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