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单词 reinforce
释义 re·inforce
I. verb
also re·enforce \|rē+\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: reinforce from re- + inforce, alteration of enforce; reenforce from re- + enforce
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to strengthen with additional force, assistance, material, or support : make stronger or more pronounced
  < walls … reinforced with mud — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
  < details piled upon details reinforce the picture — Emory Ross >
  < reinforce the elbows of a jacket >
  < the atmosphere reinforced by candle fumes was stifling — Ronald Storrs >
 b. : to strengthen (a military or naval force) with additional units
  < reinforce the regular troops — Manfred Nathan >
  < the Englishman … was reinforced by three other ships of the line — U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings >
 c. : to strengthen or increase (a group or number) by fresh additions
  < the faculty … was reinforced from the ranks of its students — R.M.Lovett >
  < the reformers were reinforced in the assembly — B.K.Sandwell >
  < trout eggs can be treated by the same solution provided it is reinforced after each lot — Transactions of the American Fisheries Society >
 d. : to make more forcible, cogent, or convincing
  < movements we make with face, head, hands, feet to reinforce our words — Stuart Chase >
  < reinforce an argument >
 e. : to make greater (as by the provision of fresh force or additional units)
  < reinforce the collections on government … science, and technology — L.H.Evans >
  < reinforce their own productivity by the creation of … marvelous machinery — R.W.Emerson >
2. obsolete : to renew or repeat with fresh force
3. obsolete : to enforce again
 < reinforce … the laws against the conventicles — Andrew Marvell >
4. : to increase the likelihood of (a response) by a reward
intransitive verb
: to seek or get reinforcements
Synonyms: see strengthen
II. noun
(-s)
: something that reinforces or strengthens; specifically : the metal band placed over the chamber and rear part of the bore of the gun — see cannon illustration
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