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单词 reinforcement
释义 re·inforcement
\|rē+\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: reinforce + -ment
1. obsolete : a fresh or renewed assault
 < with a sudden reinforcement struck … like a planet — Shakespeare >
2.
 a. : the action of reinforcing or the state of being reinforced : augmentation of strength or force
  < willow mattresses used for reinforcement of caving banks — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
  < his task is the factual reinforcement of Christian theology by ethnology — Rodney Needham >
  < heavy reinforcement of credit supplies … had taken place — Financial Times (London) >
 b. : the strengthening of the response to one stimulus by the concurrent action of another stimulus (as a reward) — compare recruitment
3. archaic : the action of enforcing again or anew
4. : something that reinforces: as
 a. : an additional unit (as of troops or ships) to augment the strength of an army, fleet, or other military force
  < received … a reinforcement of 30,000 men — Thomas Lediard >
  — often used in plural
  < without reinforcements he would not be able to maintain his position — U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings >
 b. : an additional supply or contribution
  < great reinforcements of sympathy — Walter Pater >
 c. : something designed to provide additional strength (as in a weak area)
  < leather reinforcements on the jacket and trouser pockets — New York Times >
  < gummed reinforcements … prevent paper from tearing — J.R.Gregg >
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