reinforce
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reinforce | |
| he / she / it reinforces | |
| past simple reinforced | |
| past participle reinforced | |
| -ing form reinforcing |
- reinforce something
to make a feeling, an idea, etc. stronger 加强；充实；使更强烈 The experience reinforced my sense of loss. 这次经历让我感到更加失落。 Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 这样的笑话往往会进一步加深关于种族的模式化观念。 The climate of political confusion has only reinforced the country's economic decline. 政局混乱只是加速了国家经济的衰退。 Success in the talks will reinforce his reputation as an international statesman. 谈判成功将会增强他作为国际政治家的声望。
Extra ExamplesAll this simply reinforces my earlier point. 所有这些仅仅证实了我早先的观点。 Our prejudices are subtly reinforced in many different ways. 我们的偏见以种种方式在不知不觉中加深。 This report strongly reinforces the view that the system must be changed. 这份报告强有力地证实了必须进行制度改革的观点。 Violence and rejection by society are mutually reinforcing. 暴力行为招致社会唾弃，而后者又引起了更多的暴力行为。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- powerfully
- strongly
- …
- help (to)
- serve to
- tend to
- …
- reinforce something
to make a structure or material stronger, especially by adding another material to it 加固；使更结实 All buildings are now reinforced to withstand earthquakes. 所有建筑现都已加固，以抗地震。 reinforced plastic/steel/concrete 增强塑料／钢材；钢筋混凝土 The door was built of oak, heavily reinforced with iron. 这道门用橡木制成，用铁牢牢加固。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- with
- reinforce something
to send more people or equipment in order to make an army, etc. stronger 给…加强力量（或装备）；使更强大
Word Originlate Middle English: from French renforcer, influenced by inforce, an obsolete spelling of enforce; the sense of providing military support is probably from Italian rinforzare.