| 词汇 | fortifying |
| 释义 | fortifying present participle offortify fortify verb[ T ] uk /ˈfɔː.tɪ.faɪ/ us /ˈfɔːr.t̬ə.faɪ/ to make something stronger, especially in order to protect it: （尤指为防御而）加强，增强 a fortified town设防的城镇 fortify something with somethingThey hurriedly fortified the village with barricades of carts.他们匆忙用马车搭起路障，加强村子的防御。 The argument had fortified her resolve to prove she was right.这番争论增强了她证明自己正确的决心。 fortify yourself with somethingHe fortified himself with a drink and a sandwich before driving on.继续开车之前，他喝了杯饮料吃了块三明治来增强体力。 fortified witha fruit drink fortified with vitamin C (= with vitamin C added)添加了维生素C的果汁饮料 Becoming and making stronger aggrandize boil up bolster cement character-building deepen harden hardening invigoration jell power (something) up restoke restrengthen self-reinforcing sharpen solidification solidify soup undulled wired Examples of fortifyingfortifying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. At this time, however, the government concentrated on fortifying relatively few but central places, especially at the frontiers and the most important ferry stations. These included the fortifying of liberal-democratic political and intermediary institutions, the legal system, and, to a minor degree, the bureaucratic apparatus. Nonetheless, the fortifying of the hierarchy from municipality to prefecture to national government failed to produce official cooperation across regional borders. Reduced to its essentials, "naturalization" refers to ways of fortifying various social, cultural, political, or economic conventions by presenting them as part of the natural order. Santaanes solidify bonds between a woman and male kin beyond her immediate household (her male patrilineal kin generally live in another village), while fortifying links among female peers. I found those to be cheerful and fortifying words. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fortifying bread with this vitamin has only been practised, as a voluntary measure by the manufacturers, in very recent years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is by fortifying their confidence in us that we can play our essential part in that area, as elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is fortifying to see ever new evidence that this character and determination are undiminished, accepting scarifice as part of self-respect and national respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hardship which will result, let alone the inflation which will follow, will far outweigh the advantages of fortifying the revenue by £4 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is fortifying the position still further by a number of increases in indirect taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At this moment they are busily engaged in fortifying their positions in the line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No decision has yet been reached on the question of similarly fortifying all white flour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should sometimes mention such processes, which are part of the business of fortifying our position in the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is making crops resistant to disease by fortifying their immunity, and it is being utilised to alleviate environmental stress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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