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reinforce vt.加强,增援,补充,增加...的数量,修补,加固 vi.求援,得到增援 n.加固物 Besides a physical structure, there are many things you can reinforce. If you want to reinforce a message, you can say it louder, rephrase and repeat it or give examples of what you expect. You use dog biscuits to reinforce certain behaviors in your dog. Bad experiences will reinforce your fears, good ones your hopes. And when military leaders reinforce their troops, they send additional soldiers to the front. ★★☆☆☆ 2009.5

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[ri:in'fɔ:s] To reinforce means to make stronger. You can reinforce your roof by putting some extra supports under it. Durkheim proposed that religious beliefs functioned to reinforce social solidarity. 1[VERB 动词]加强；增强 If something reinforces a feeling, situation, or process, it makes it stronger or more intense.   [V n]A stronger European Parliament would, they fear, only reinforce the power of the larger countries...他们担心一个更加强大的欧洲议会只会增强大国的力量。This sense of privilege tends to be reinforced by the outside world.这种优越感往往会被外部世界强化。2[VERB 动词]给予…更多支持；为…提供更多证据 If something reinforces an idea or point of view, it provides more evidence or support for it.   [V n]...films that reinforce the idea that we live in a threatening and risky world.让我们更加意识到自己生活的世界充满威胁和危险的电影3[VERB 动词]加固；增强 To reinforce an object means to make it stronger or harder.   [V n with n]Eventually, they had to reinforce the walls with exterior beams.最终，他们不得不通过增加外梁来对墙体进行加固。reinforcedIts windows were of reinforced glass.它的窗户装的是强化玻璃。4[VERB 动词]为(军队或警察队伍)增加力量（或装备）；向（某地）增兵；增援 To reinforce an army or a police force means to make it stronger by increasing its size or providing it with more weapons. To reinforce a position or place means to make it stronger by sending more soldiers or weapons.   [V n]Both sides have been reinforcing their positions after yesterday's fierce fighting...双方经过昨天的激战后都在向各自的阵地增派兵力。Troops and police have been reinforced in the southern Pakistan city of Hyderabad.巴基斯坦南部的海得拉巴市已增派了军队和警力。

英语单词	reinforce
英美音标	[ri:in'fɔ:s]
中文释义	vt.加强,增援,补充,增加...的数量,修补,加固 vi.求援,得到增援 n.加固物
vocab简明	To reinforce means to make stronger. You can reinforce your roof by putting some extra supports under it.
vocab扩展	Besides a physical structure, there are many things you can reinforce. If you want to reinforce a message, you can say it louder, rephrase and repeat it or give examples of what you expect. You use dog biscuits to reinforce certain behaviors in your dog. Bad experiences will reinforce your fears, good ones your hopes. And when military leaders reinforce their troops, they send additional soldiers to the front.
真题原句	Durkheim proposed that religious beliefs functioned to reinforce social solidarity.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]加强；增强 If something reinforces a feeling, situation, or process, it makes it stronger or more intense. [V n] A stronger European Parliament would, they fear, only reinforce the power of the larger countries... 他们担心一个更加强大的欧洲议会只会增强大国的力量。 This sense of privilege tends to be reinforced by the outside world. 这种优越感往往会被外部世界强化。 2 [VERB 动词]给予…更多支持；为…提供更多证据 If something reinforces an idea or point of view, it provides more evidence or support for it. [V n] ...films that reinforce the idea that we live in a threatening and risky world. 让我们更加意识到自己生活的世界充满威胁和危险的电影 3 [VERB 动词]加固；增强 To reinforce an object means to make it stronger or harder. [V n with n] Eventually, they had to reinforce the walls with exterior beams. 最终，他们不得不通过增加外梁来对墙体进行加固。 reinforced Its windows were of reinforced glass. 它的窗户装的是强化玻璃。 4 [VERB 动词]为(军队或警察队伍)增加力量（或装备）；向（某地）增兵；增援 To reinforce an army or a police force means to make it stronger by increasing its size or providing it with more weapons. To reinforce a position or place means to make it stronger by sending more soldiers or weapons. [V n] Both sides have been reinforcing their positions after yesterday's fierce fighting... 双方经过昨天的激战后都在向各自的阵地增派兵力。 Troops and police have been reinforced in the southern Pakistan city of Hyderabad. 巴基斯坦南部的海得拉巴市已增派了军队和警力。
来源	2009.5

Reinforce Stronger Means Make Verb 动词 [V N