fortifying
present participle offortify
| 单词 | fortifying |
| 释义 | fortifying present participle offortify fortify verb[T] uk/ˈfɔː.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˈfɔːr.t̬ə.faɪ/to make somethingstronger,especiallyinordertoprotectit: a fortifiedtown Theyhurriedlyfortified thevillagewithbarricadesofcarts. Theargumenthad fortified herresolvetoproveshe wasright. He fortified himselfwithadrinkand asandwichbeforedrivingon. afruitdrinkfortifiedwithvitaminC(= withvitaminCadded) Becoming and making stronger
Examplesoffortifyingfortifying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. At this time, however, the government concentrated onfortifyingrelatively few but central places, especially at the frontiers and the most important ferry stations. From theCambridge English Corpus These included thefortifyingof liberal-democratic political and intermediary institutions, the legal system, and, to a minor degree, the bureaucratic apparatus. From theCambridge English Corpus Nonetheless, thefortifyingof the hierarchy from municipality to prefecture to national government failed to produce official cooperation across regional borders. From theCambridge English Corpus Reduced to its essentials, "naturalization" refers to ways offortifyingvarious social, cultural, political, or economic conventions by presenting them as part of the natural order. From theCambridge English Corpus Santaanes solidify bonds between a woman and male kin beyond her immediate household (her male patrilineal kin generally live in another village), whilefortifyinglinks among female peers. From theCambridge English Corpus I found those to be cheerful andfortifyingwords. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Fortifyingbread with this vitamin has only been practised, as a voluntary measure by the manufacturers, in very recent years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is byfortifyingtheir confidence in us that we can play our essential part in that area, as elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It isfortifyingto see ever new evidence that this character and determination are undiminished, accepting scarifice as part of self-respect and national respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The hardship which will result, let alone the inflation which will follow, will far outweigh the advantages offortifyingthe revenue by £4 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He isfortifyingthe position still further by a number of increases in indirect taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At this moment they are busily engaged infortifyingtheir positions in the line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No decision has yet been reached on the question of similarlyfortifyingall white flour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should sometimes mention such processes, which are part of the business offortifyingour position in the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is making crops resistant to disease byfortifyingtheir immunity, and it is being utilised to alleviate environmental stress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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