reinforce
verb OPAL W
/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs/
/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrs/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they reinforce | /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs/ /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrs/ |
| he / she / it reinforces | /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːsɪz/ /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrsɪz/ |
| past simple reinforced | /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːst/ /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrst/ |
| past participle reinforced | /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːst/ /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrst/ |
| -ing form reinforcing | /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːsɪŋ/ /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrsɪŋ/ |
- reinforce something to make a feeling, an idea, etc. stronger
加强；充实；使更强烈 - The experience reinforced my sense of loss.
这次经历让我感到更加失落。 - Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes.
这样的笑话往往会进一步加深关于种族的模式化观念。 - The climate of political confusion has only reinforced the country's economic decline.
政局混乱只是加速了国家经济的衰退。 - Success in the talks will reinforce his reputation as an international statesman.
谈判成功将会增强他作为国际政治家的声望。
- All this simply reinforces my earlier point.
所有这些仅仅证实了我早先的观点。 - Our prejudices are subtly reinforced in many different ways.
我们的偏见以种种方式在不知不觉中加深。 - This report strongly reinforces the view that the system must be changed.
这份报告强有力地证实了必须进行制度改革的观点。 - Violence and rejection by society are mutually reinforcing.
暴力行为招致社会唾弃，而后者又引起了更多的暴力行为。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- powerfully
- strongly
- …
- help (to)
- serve to
- tend to
- …
- The experience reinforced my sense of loss.
- reinforce something to make a structure or material stronger, especially by adding another material to it
加固；使更结实 - All buildings are now reinforced to withstand earthquakes.
所有建筑现都已加固，以抗地震。 - reinforced plastic/steel/concrete
增强塑料／钢材；钢筋混凝土 - The door was built of oak, heavily reinforced with iron.
这道门用橡木制成，用铁牢牢加固。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- with
- All buildings are now reinforced to withstand earthquakes.
- reinforce something to send more people or equipment in order to make an army, etc. stronger
给…加强力量（或装备）；使更强大 - The UN has undertaken to reinforce its military presence along the borders.
联合国已经着手增强边境驻军。
- The UN has undertaken to reinforce its military presence along the borders.
词源late Middle English: from French renforcer, influenced by inforce, an obsolete spelling of enforce; the sense of providing military support is probably from Italian rinforzare.