strengthen

strength·en

S0803700 (strĕngk′thən, strĕng′-, strĕn′-)v. strength·ened, strength·en·ing, strength·ens v.tr. To make strong or increase the strength of.v.intr. To become strong or stronger.

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strength′en·er n.

strengthen

(ˈstrɛŋθən) vbto make or become stronger ˈstrengthener n

strength•en

(ˈstrɛŋk θən, ˈstrɛŋ-, ˈstrɛn-)

v.t. 1. to make stronger; give strength to. v.i. 2. to grow stronger. [1250–1300] strength′en•er, n. strength′en•ing•ly, adv.

strengthen

Past participle: strengthened
Gerund: strengthening

Imperative
strengthen
strengthen

Present
I strengthen
you strengthen
he/she/it strengthens
we strengthen
you strengthen
they strengthen

Preterite
I strengthened
you strengthened
he/she/it strengthened
we strengthened
you strengthened
they strengthened

Present Continuous
I am strengthening
you are strengthening
he/she/it is strengthening
we are strengthening
you are strengthening
they are strengthening

Present Perfect
I have strengthened
you have strengthened
he/she/it has strengthened
we have strengthened
you have strengthened
they have strengthened

Past Continuous
I was strengthening
you were strengthening
he/she/it was strengthening
we were strengthening
you were strengthening
they were strengthening

Past Perfect
I had strengthened
you had strengthened
he/she/it had strengthened
we had strengthened
you had strengthened
they had strengthened

Future
I will strengthen
you will strengthen
he/she/it will strengthen
we will strengthen
you will strengthen
they will strengthen

Future Perfect
I will have strengthened
you will have strengthened
he/she/it will have strengthened
we will have strengthened
you will have strengthened
they will have strengthened

Future Continuous
I will be strengthening
you will be strengthening
he/she/it will be strengthening
we will be strengthening
you will be strengthening
they will be strengthening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been strengthening
you have been strengthening
he/she/it has been strengthening
we have been strengthening
you have been strengthening
they have been strengthening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been strengthening
you will have been strengthening
he/she/it will have been strengthening
we will have been strengthening
you will have been strengthening
they will have been strengthening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been strengthening
you had been strengthening
he/she/it had been strengthening
we had been strengthening
you had been strengthening
they had been strengthening

Conditional
I would strengthen
you would strengthen
he/she/it would strengthen
we would strengthen
you would strengthen
they would strengthen

Past Conditional
I would have strengthened
you would have strengthened
he/she/it would have strengthened
we would have strengthened
you would have strengthened
they would have strengthened

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"beef up, fortifyalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"vitalise, vitalize - make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"ruggedise, ruggedize - produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage; "Detroit ruggedized the family car"substantiate - solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"restrengthen - make strong againbrace up, undergird - make secure underneath; "undergird the ship"confirm - make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"reenforce, reinforce - make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"buttress - make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"stabilise, stabilize, steady, brace - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"batten - secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"batten, batten down, secure - furnish with battens; "batten ships"weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
	2.	strengthen - gain strength; "His body strengthened"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"consolidate - make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"proof - make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"back - strengthen by providing with a back or backingsandbag - protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front"toughen - make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	3.	strengthen - give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"tone up, toneexercise, work out - do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"

strengthen

verb1. fortify, encourage, harden, toughen, fuel, steel, consolidate, stiffen, hearten, buoy up, gee up, brace up, vitalize, give new energy to Such antagonism, he has asserted, strengthened his resolve.
fortify undermine, weaken, dilute, sap, destroy, crush, debilitate, subvert2. reinforce, support, confirm, establish, justify, enhance, intensify, bolster, substantiate, buttress, corroborate, give a boost to Research would strengthen the case for socialist reform.3. increase in value, become stronger The dollar strengthened against other currencies.4. step up, reinforce, increase, heighten, escalate, crank up (informal), scale up Community leaders want to strengthen controls at external frontiers.5. bolster, harden, reinforce, give a boost to Any experience can teach and strengthen you.6. heighten, intensify, reinforce Every day of sunshine strengthens the feeling of optimism.7. make stronger, build up, invigorate, restore, nourish, rejuvenate, make healthy, give strength to Yoga can be used to strengthen the immune system.8. support, brace, steel, reinforce, consolidate, harden, bolster, augment, buttress The builders will have to strengthen the existing joists with additional timber.9. become stronger, pick up, intensify, heighten, gain strength As it strengthened, the wind was veering southerly.

strengthen

verb1. To become or cause to become tough or strong:toughen.2. To prepare (oneself) for action:brace, forearm, fortify, gird, ready, steel.Idiom: gird one's loins.3. To make or become tight or tighter:reinforce, tighten.4. To make firmer in a particular conviction or habit:confirm, fortify, harden.

Translations

加强增强

strong

(stroŋ) adjective1. firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc. strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table. 牢固的，堅強的，強壯的 牢固的，坚强的，强壮的 2. very noticeable; very intense. a strong colour; a strong smell. 強烈的 强烈的3. containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient. strong tea. 濃的 浓的4. (of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount. An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town. (數目)達到...的 （数目）达到...的 ˈstrongly adverb 堅強地 坚强地strength (streŋθ) noun1. the quality of being strong. He got his strength back slowly after his illness; I hadn't the strength to resist him. 力量 力量2. the number of people etc in a force, organization etc, considered as an indication of its power or effectiveness. The force is below strength. 人數，兵力 人数，兵力 strengthen (ˈstreŋθən) verb to make or become strong or stronger. He did exercises to strengthen his muscles; The wind strengthened. 增強 增强ˈstrongbox noun a safe or box for valuables. 保險箱 保险箱strong drink alcoholic liquors. 烈性飲料(酒) 烈性饮料（酒） ˈstronghold noun a fort, fortress or castle etc. 堡壘 堡垒strong language swearing or abuse. 罵人的話 骂人话ˌstrong-ˈminded adjective having determination. 意志堅強的 意志坚强的strong point a quality, skill etc in which a person excels. Arithmetic isn't one of my strong points. 專長 专长strongroom noun a room specially constructed for keeping valuable articles, with thick walls and a heavy steel door etc. 保險庫 保险库on the strength of relying on. On the strength of this offer of money, we plan to start building soon. 依靠... 依靠...

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