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单词 strengthening
释义 strengthening
I. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from gerund of strengthen
1. : an act or instance of reinforcing
 < advised an immediate strengthening of the faculty — J.E.Pomfret >
2. archaic : reinforcement
 < piers of brick or stone … to be a strengthening to the building — B.G.Gerbier >
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of strengthen
1. : tending to strengthen
 < a strengthening element in the design — R.E.M.Wheeler >
2. : increasing in strength or intensity
 < objects became clearer in the strengthening light >
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