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单词 enrich
释义 en·rich
\ə̇nˈrich, en-\ transitive verb
also en·rich·en \-chən\
(enriched also enrichened ; enriched also enrichened ; enriching \-chiŋ\ ; also enrichening \-ch(ə)niŋ\ ; enriches also enrichens)
Etymology: Middle English enrichen, from Middle French enrichir, from Old French, from en- en- (I) + riche rich — more at rich
1.
 a. : to make (as oneself) rich or richer
  < he enriched himself at the expense of his brothers >
  < the expanding economy gradually enriched the workers >
 b. : to increase the intellectual or spiritual riches of
  < his life was enriched by his charity >
  < returning home enriched by this new experience >
 c. : to fill with things of value : add to the valuable contents of
  < sun and rain enrich the harvest >
  < his several expeditions enriched the museum's collections of tropical fauna >
 d. : to add to or improve by additions
  < our language has been enriched from many sources >
  < physical science is constantly being enriched by new discoveries >
2.
 a. : to supply with ornament
  < a collar enriched with embroidery >
  : adorn, deck
  < he plans to enrich the ceiling with frescoes >
 b. : to ornament (as an architectural member) with carving
  < paneling enriched with raised garlands of fruits and leaves >
3.
 a. : to make richer in some quality (as in nutritive value, savor, or beauty)
  < enrich the gray with a little flour browned in butter >
  < the blooming laurel enriches the hill >
  < enriching culture media for fastidious microorganisms >
 b. : to make (soil) more productive especially by increasing the supply of plant nutrients
  < the desert can be enriched and given new life by irrigation >
 usually : fertilize
  < enrich the compost with well-rotted manure or bone meal >
 c. : to improve (a food) in nutritive value by addition of vitamins and minerals in processing; especially : to restore part of the thiamine, nicotinic acid, iron, and riboflavin removed in processing (wheat flour or cornmeal)
4. : to increase the proportion of valuable metal or mineral in (as by concentration or smelting)
5. : to expand (a course of study) especially in an elementary or secondary school by increasing the variety of subjects as well as the depth of treatment
 < bright pupils are given an enriched curriculum and are expected to cover much more than the normal amount of material at their grade level — J.D.Russell & C.H.Judd >
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