reinforce
verb [ T ] uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːs/ us/ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːrs/
C2 加固；使更结实
to make something stronger
The pockets on my jeans are reinforced with double stitching. 我牛仔裤的裤兜缝了两道线，很结实。
C1 强化，加深，进一步证实（观点、看法等）
If something reinforces an idea or opinion, it provides more proof or support for it and makes it seem true.
The final technical report into the accident reinforces the findings of initial investigations. 对事故作出的最终的技术性报告进一步证实了最初的调查结果。
His behaviour merely reinforced my dislike of him. 他的行为只能使我更讨厌他。
增援;加强…的力量;给…增强装备
to provide an army with more soldiers or weapons to make it stronger
The garrison is to be reinforced with/by another two battalions of soldiers. 守备部队将得到另外两个营的增援。
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- The foundations will have to be reinforced to prevent the house from sinking further into the ground.
- The wooden beam is reinforced with a metal plate.
- Caring for animals is not sentimentality - it reinforces our respect for life.
- The builders used metal rods to reinforce the walls of the building.
- He used hand gestures to reinforce what he was saying.