| 单词 | strengthen |
| 释义 | strengthen (once / 210 pages) v To strengthen is to make something stronger! Rarr. You can strengthen your muscles by working out, or strengthen your brain by learning new words. Anytime you strengthen something, you're making it more resistant, vigorous, or tough. Taking vitamins can strengthen your immune system so you don't get sick. Lifting weights will strengthen your muscles. A powerful lock will strengthen a door. On computers, a reliable firewall will strengthen your virus protection. If something is weak, it needs to be strengthened. Congrats! You just strengthened your vocabulary by checking out this definition! WORD FAMILYstrengthen: restrengthen, strengthened, strengthener, strengthening, strengthens+/restrengthen: restrengthened, restrengthening/strength: strengthen, strengths/strengthened: strengthenedest/strengthener: strengtheners/strengthening: strengthenings USAGE EXAMPLES“The amendment seeks to strengthen each of these needs while maintaining the basic core of OCE’s functions.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Just before Christmas, Mr. Trump tweeted that the United States “must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Strengthening Iowa’s ignition interlock laws, which are among the weakest in the nation, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v make strong or stronger This exercise will strengthen your upper body strengthen the relations between the two countries Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper beef up, fortify weaken lessen the strength of vitalise, vitalize make more lively or vigorous ruggedise, ruggedizeproduce in a version designed to withstand rough usage substantiatesolidify, firm, or strengthen restrengthenmake strong again brace up, undergirdmake secure underneath confirmmake more firm reenforce, reinforcemake stronger buttressmake stronger or defensible brace, stabilise, stabilize, steadysupport or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace battensecure with battens batten, batten down, securefurnish with battens buttressreinforce with a buttress linereinforce with fabric bolster, bolster upsupport and strengthen ballastmake steady with a ballast guysteady or support with a guy wire or cable minelay mines alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v gain strength His body strengthened Ant|Hypo|Hyper weaken become weaker consolidate make firm or secure; strengthen proofmake resistant (to harm) backstrengthen by providing with a back or backing sandbagprotect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up toughenmake tough or tougher bombproofmake safe against bombings bulletproofmake bulletproof child-proof, childproofmake safe against children foolproof, goof-proof, goofproofproof against human misuse or error fireproofmake resistant to fire weatherproofmake resistant to bad weather harden, seasonmake fit change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 3v give a healthy elasticity to Syn|Hyper tone, tone up exercise, work out do physical exercise |
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