英语词汇“strengthen”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	strengthen
例句	strengthenstrengthen /ˈstreŋkθən/ verb ► strengthen to become stronger or to make something stronger. You use strengthen to talk about making your body, a building, or structure stronger: He was doing some exercises to strengthen his leg muscles. The walls were strengthened with steel rods. ➔ You can also use strengthen about feelings, beliefs, or relationships: Our friendship has steadily strengthened over the years. \| As he became older, his belief in God strengthened. ► reinforce AWL to make something stronger by adding something to it. You use reinforce about materials and buildings or structures: The wall is being reinforced with tons of cement. ➔ You can also use reinforce about beliefs, opinions, or behavior: Being robbed reinforced his view that the city is a dangerous place. ► toughen to make a rule or law stronger: The governor plans to toughen the laws on air pollution in the state. ANTONYMS ➔ see weaken
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