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单词 strengthen
释义
strengthenstrengthen /ˈstrɛŋkθən, ˈstrɛnθən/ ●●○ verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
strengthen
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theystrengthen
he, she, itstrengthens
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theystrengthened
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave strengthened
he, she, ithas strengthened
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad strengthened
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill strengthen
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have strengthened
Continuous Form
PresentIam strengthening
he, she, itis strengthening
you, we, theyare strengthening
PastI, he, she, itwas strengthening
you, we, theywere strengthening
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been strengthening
he, she, ithas been strengthening
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been strengthening
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be strengthening
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been strengthening
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 Steve’s opposition only strengthened her resolve to go ahead.
 The university hopes to strengthen its ties with the local community.
1FEELING/BELIEF/RELATIONSHIP [intransitive, transitive] to become stronger, or make something such as a feeling, belief, position, or relationship stronger SYN deepen OPP weaken:  Our friendship has strengthened over the years.strengthen somebody’s resolve/determination/conviction Steve’s opposition only strengthened her resolve to go ahead.strengthen ties/bonds/links The university hopes to strengthen its ties with the local community.2FINANCIAL SITUATION [intransitive, transitive] if the financial situation of a country or company strengthens or is strengthened, it improves or is made to improve OPP weaken:  Our first priority is to strengthen the economy.3BODY/STRUCTURE [transitive] to make something such as your body or a building stronger OPP weaken:  Swimming will strengthen your upper body. Supports were added to strengthen the outer walls.4MONEY [intransitive, transitive] to increase in value, or to make money do this OPP weaken: strengthen against The dollar has strengthened against other currencies.5TEAM/ARMY ETC. [transitive] to make an organization, army, etc. more powerful, especially by increasing the number or quality of the people in it OPP weaken:  We’re looking for ways to strengthen our sales team.6PROOF/REASON [transitive] to give support to a reason or an attempt to prove something OPP weaken:  Fresh evidence has strengthened the case against him.7strengthen somebody’s hand to make someone more powerful or give someone an advantage over an opponent8WIND/CURRENT [intransitive] to increase in force OPP weaken:  The wind strengthened during the night.
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