fortify

US [ˈfɔrtɪˌfaɪ]
UK [ˈfɔː(r)tɪfaɪ]
  • v.增强；筑防御工事；（尤指）筑城防御；增强（感觉或态度）
  • Web加强；加固；强化
Past Tense：fortified  Present Participle：fortifying  Simple Present：fortifies  

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Fortify
v.
1.
~ sth (against sb/sth)
筑防御工事；（尤指）筑城防御to make a place more able to resist attack, especially by building high walls
a fortified town
设防的城镇
2.
~ sb/yourself (against sb/sth)
（在物质或精神上）加强，增强to make sb/yourself feel stronger, braver, etc.
He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink.
他喝了一杯热饮御寒。
3.
增强（感觉或态度）to make a feeling or an attitude stronger
The news merely fortified their determination.
这消息只是增强了他们的决心。
4.
~ sth (with sth)
（加入某物）强化（食品或饮料）；提高（营养价值）to increase the strength or quality of food or drink by adding sth to it
Sherry is fortified wine(= wine with extra alcohol added) .
雪利酒是添加了酒精的葡萄酒。
cereal fortified with extra vitamins
添加维生素的谷类食物

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1.
It has also been used to fortify the fungicidal action of creosote.
它也用来起强化防腐油的杀菌作用。
tā yě yòng lái qǐ qiáng huà fáng fǔ yóu de shā jūn zuò yòng 。
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2.
Such a meal is not in any way designed to reduce your waistline, but it does fortify you against the icy blasts of a British winter.
它不是为了缩小你腰围的，而是为了让你能更好地抵御英国冬天的刺骨寒风。
tā bú shì wèi le suō xiǎo nǐ yāo wéi de , ér shì wèi le ràng nǐ néng gèng hǎo de dǐ yù yīng guó dōng tiān de cì gǔ hán fēng 。
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3.
If and when antivirus makers are able to fortify desktop computers, chances are the criminals will have already moved on to smartphones.
等到反病毒制造商有能力保护台式电脑时，犯罪分子可能已经转战智能手机了。
děng dào fǎn bìng dú zhì zào shāng yǒu néng lì bǎo hù tái shì diàn nǎo shí , fàn zuì fèn zǐ kě néng yǐ jīng zhuǎn zhàn zhì néng shǒu jī le 。
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4.
These armors infuse some form of crystal into textiles, channeling mind energy to fortify the body.
这些护甲织入了若干水晶，引导精神能量来强化肉体。
zhè xiē hù jiǎ zhī rù le ruò gān shuǐ jīng , yǐn dǎo jīng shén néng liàng lái qiáng huà ròu tǐ 。
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5.
Morton endeavoured to fortify the minds of the common people by pointing out the probable Exaggeration of these reports.
莫顿极力设法坚定一般人民的信心，他指出这些报告很可能是虚张声势。
mò dùn jí lì shè fǎ jiān dìng yì bān rén mín de xìn xīn , tā zhǐ chū zhè xiē bào gào hěn kě néng shì xū zhāng shēng shì 。
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6.
Thoreau was sincerity itself, and might fortify the convictions of prophets in the ethical laws by his holy living.
梭罗就是诚实本身，他也许是通过自己圣洁的生活在捍卫先知们的伦理信仰。
suō luó jiù shì chéng shí běn shēn , tā yě xǔ shì tōng guò zì jǐ shèng jié de shēng huó zài hàn wèi xiān zhī men de lún lǐ xìn yǎng 。
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7.
It uses the cells to fortify and rebuild damaged heart muscles and blood vessels in an attempt to prevent further attacks.
这种药物用干细胞来增强和重建受损的心脏肌肉和血管，防止心脏病再次发作。
zhè zhǒng yào wù yòng gàn xì bāo lái zēng qiáng hé chóng jiàn shòu sǔn de xīn zàng jī ròu hé xuè guǎn , fáng zhǐ xīn zàng bìng zài cì fā zuò 。
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To fortify the supervision and restriction on inner-pay power is an objective requirement of prodding social harmony with inner-pay harmony.
强化对党内权力的监督制约，是以党内和谐促进社会和谐的客观要求。
qiáng huà duì dǎng nèi quán lì de jiān dū zhì yuē , shì yǐ dǎng nèi hé xié cù jìn shè huì hé xié de kè guān yāo qiú 。
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9.
The Sea of Energy (CV 6) tones the abdominal muscles and intestines, and helps fortify the immune, urinary, and reproductive systems.
美国能源部海（简历6）音腹肌和肠，并有助于强化免疫，泌尿道和生殖系统。
měi guó néng yuán bù hǎi ( jiǎn lì liù ) yīn fù jī hé cháng , bìng yǒu zhù yú qiáng huà miǎn yì , mì niào dào hé shēng zhí xì tǒng 。
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10.
The Spanish government is rushing to shrink and fortify its network of savings banks known as cajas.
西班牙政府则在忙着削减并巩固储蓄银行网络。
xī bān yá zhèng fǔ zé zài máng zhe xuē jiǎn bìng gǒng gù chǔ xù yín háng wǎng luò 。
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