| 单词 | fortify |
| 释义 | fortify (once / 310 pages) v If you add nutrients to something you fortify it. Food scientists have found ways to fortify cereal, but in addition to vitamins C and D, they usually add a lot of sugar. If you strengthen your defenses, you fortify them, perhaps by adding more arms or increasing your defensive walls. Sometimes the defenses you fortify will be tangible and sometimes the word is used metaphorically to mean give courage. If a castle was originally vulnerable to attack, the owner might fortify it by adding a moat — and maybe filling it with crocodiles. If you're nervous about giving a speech, you should fortify yourself with a pep talk first. WORD FAMILYfortify: fortification, fortified, fortifies, fortifying+/fort: forted, fortify, forting, forts/fortification: fortifications USAGE EXAMPLESBut many immigration experts are skeptical that spending more money on fortifying the border will do much to stanch the flow. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) But “Drunk Shakespeare” — fortified, perhaps, by liquid courage? — will plow ahead with evening performances at Roy Arias Stages, on West 43rd Street. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Mr. Kennedy thinks the U.S. and Europe should “fortify their investment review procedures” on China—and coordinate their efforts. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) 1v make strong or stronger Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper beef up, strengthen weaken lessen the strength of vitalise, vitalize make more lively or vigorous ruggedise, ruggedizeproduce in a version designed to withstand rough usage substantiatesolidify, firm, or strengthen restrengthenmake strong again brace up, undergirdmake secure underneath confirmmake more firm reenforce, reinforcemake stronger buttressmake stronger or defensible brace, stabilise, stabilize, steadysupport or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace battensecure with battens batten, batten down, securefurnish with battens buttressreinforce with a buttress linereinforce with fabric bolster, bolster upsupport and strengthen ballastmake steady with a ballast guysteady or support with a guy wire or cable minelay mines alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v add nutrients to fortified milk Hyper add make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of 3v add alcohol to (beverages) Syn|Hyper lace, spike alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 4v enclose by or as if by a fortification Syn|Hypo|Hyper fort trench fortify by surrounding with trenches embattlefortify by furnishing with battlements for defense close in, enclose, inclose, shut in surround completely 5v prepare oneself for a military confrontation Syn|Ant|Hypo arm, build up, gird demilitarise, demilitarize, disarm remove offensive capability from re-arm, rearm arm anew forearmarm in advance of a confrontation |
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