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 加強；充實；使更強烈 The experience reinforced my sense of loss. 這次經歷讓我感到更加失落。 Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 這樣的笑話往往會進一步加深關於種族的模式化觀念。 The climate of political confusion has only reinforced the country's economic decline. 政局混亂只是加速了國家經濟的衰退。 Success in the talks will reinforce his reputation as an international statesman. 談判成功將會增強他作爲國際政治家的聲望。
Extra ExamplesAll this simply reinforces my earlier point. 所有這些僅僅證實了我早先的觀點。 Our prejudices are subtly reinforced in many different ways. 我們的偏見以種種方式在不知不覺中加深。 This report strongly reinforces the view that the system must be changed. 這份報告強有力地證實了必須進行制度改革的觀點。 Violence and rejection by society are mutually reinforcing. 暴力行爲招致社會唾棄，而後者又引起了更多的暴力行爲。
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；使更結實 All buildings are now reinforced to withstand earthquakes. 所有建築現都已加固，以抗地震。 reinforced plastic/steel/concrete 增強塑料／鋼材；鋼筋混凝土 The door was built of oak, heavily reinforced with iron. 這道門用橡木制成，用鐵牢牢加固。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- with
- reinforce something
to send more people or equipment in order to make an army, etc. stronger 給…加強力量（或裝備）；使更強大
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.