单词 | enrich |
释义 | enrich —enricher, n. —enrichingly, adv. /en rich"/, v.t. 1. to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.: Commerce enriches a nation. 2. to supply with abundance of anything desirable: to enrich the mind with knowledge. 3. to add greater value or significance to: Art enriches life. 4. to adorn or decorate: a picture frame enriched with gold. 5. to make finer in quality, as by supplying desirable elements or ingredients: to enrich soil. 6. to increase the proportion of a valuable mineral or isotope in (a substance or material): The fuel was enriched with uranium 235 for the nuclear reactor. 7. Nutrition. a. to restore to (a food) a nutrient that has been lost during an early stage of processing: to enrich flour with thiamine, iron, niacin, and riboflavin. b. to add vitamins and minerals to (food) to enhance its nutritive value. [1350-1400; ME enrichen < OF enrichir. See EN-1, RICH] Syn. 3. elevate, improve, enhance, endow. |
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