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词汇 reinforcement
释义 reinforcement
noun
uk /ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːs.mənt/ us /ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːrs.mənt/
[ U ]
the act of making something stronger: 增强;加强;巩固
The harbour walls need urgent reinforcement.海港堤坝急需加固。
 reinforcements[ plural ]
soldiers sent to join an army to make it stronger: 援军,增援部队
Massive troop reinforcements were sent into the region.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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

reinforcement | American Dictionary


reinforcement
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˌri·ɪnˈfɔrs·mənt, -ˈfoʊrs-/
something added to provide more strength or support:
[ U ]The dam urgently needs reinforcement.
Reinforcements are soldiers sent to join an army to make it stronger:
[ C ]Failure to increase funds would deny reinforcements to troops already in the war zone.
Reinforcement is also a way of influencing behavior through rewards and punishments:
positive/negative reinforcement

reinforcement | Business English


reinforcement
noun
uk /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːsmənt/us
[ C or U ]
the act of making an idea or belief stronger:
The new logo serves as a visual reinforcement of the company's values.
[ C,usually plural ]
extra people to help with work:
Shops had to call in reinforcements to help with the unexpected rush of customers.
[ C or U ] PRODUCTION
the act of making a material or structure stronger, or the thing that is added to a structure to make it stronger:
This wall needs some kind of reinforcement.
Titanium reinforcements were added to the structure.

Examples of reinforcement


reinforcement
Reluctantly, he applied home for reinforcements.
They found that parents of language-disordered children used fewer expansions, declaratives and reinforcements and made more use of corrections and imperatives than parents of linguistically normal children.
Discrimination can take many forms, from personal prejudice, through exclusion, marginalization and exploitation to systematic and structured oppression, and one of the main reinforcements of discrimination is stereotyping.
The division maintained its social coherence even after the setbacks of 1942; its officers were able to train and indoctrinate the reinforcements called up to replace the dead.
The numbers printed in bold and positioned just above the abscissa are averages of abor ts per day per session (abor ts per session 40 reinforcements).
As a result, seasonal reinforcements are provided where required to ensure a speedy and efficient service.
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I am sure that if any further reinforcements are required these will be supplied.
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Now, when we have so little meat and so badly need these reinforcements of imported poultry and turkeys, supplies are shut down against us.
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Military reinforcements would be sent to the area and a general had already left to take charge of the civil and military administration.
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I was just looking round to find out whether there were any reinforcements for me coming up from behind.
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Are we sure that we shall have 2½ months before we need reinforcements for our operational squadrons?
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Further temporary work is being undertaken to accommodate recent reinforcements.
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Be ready to receive and use the reinforcements as they arrive.
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The book talks about differences in ground formation, manpower, reinforcements and equipment, but these are not insurmountable.
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I hope that these reinforcements will not be needed and can be withdrawn in due course.
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Collocations withreinforcement


reinforcement

These are words often used in combination with reinforcement.

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additional reinforcement
By contrast, those intending to vote for those parties that do not position themselves unambiguously on the issue will not get any additional reinforcement in this respect.
negative reinforcement
If the overall goal is to maximize survival, then an organism must seek to perform actions that will minimize their chances of negativereinforcement.
positive reinforcement
Perhaps we have missed something here, or are illegally smuggling something in by speaking of "enjoyment" rather than positivereinforcement.
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