| 单词 | fortified |
| 释义 | fortified (once / 717 pages) adj Fortified means strengthened or protected. When you've taken lots of vitamins, you should be fortified against getting sick! A fortified place is somewhere, like a military fort, where you are protected from danger, perhaps because you are high up on a hill or because your walls are built of iron. A fortified outfit would be a suit of armor. Fortified can also describe foods that have been supplied with added nutrients. Fortified milk might include added vitamin D, to ensure that you are getting your recommended supply. WORD FAMILYfortify: fortification, fortified, fortifies, fortifying+/fort: forted, fortify, forting, forts/fortification: fortifications USAGE EXAMPLESBut “Drunk Shakespeare” — fortified, perhaps, by liquid courage? — will plow ahead with evening performances at Roy Arias Stages, on West 43rd Street. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) His company is a distinctly family business fortified with longtime loyalists that operates less on standardized procedures and more on a culture of Trump. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) And he was fortified by “Arnie’s Army,” his band of volunteers, ready at all times for the commander to walk the fairway. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1adj having something added to increase the strength fortified wine Syn strong having strength or power greater than average or expected 2adj secured with bastions or fortifications Syn bastioned protected kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss |
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