cement sth in place
in place 表示固定在某处，与 cement 连用说明物体被水泥牢牢固定。
The workers cemented the loose stones in place.
工人们用水泥把松动的石块固定到位。
用水泥覆盖；给…抹水泥；使紧密结合；牢固结合；修补；修复；使永久；使持久
to stick or fix one thing to another using cement
用水泥固定。
To affix with cement.
用水泥覆盖或涂覆。
To overlay or coat with cement.
牢固或紧密地结合。
To unite firmly or closely.
修理；修补。
To repair.
使永久。
To make permanent.
一般现在时
Workers cement the tiles to the floor.
工人们用水泥把瓷砖固定在地板上。
一般过去时
The trip cemented their friendship.
这次旅行巩固了他们的友谊。
现在完成时
She has cemented her position as team leader.
她已经巩固了自己作为团队负责人的地位。
cement 作动词可指“用水泥粘合”，也常用比喻义“巩固（关系、地位等）”。
Traveling together cemented their friendship.
一起旅行使他们的友谊更加牢固。
用法提示：cemented 是动词 cement 的过去式，这里表示‘使（友谊）牢固结合’。
A shared goal cements the team's unity.
一个共同的目标使团队的团结更加牢固。
用法提示：cements 是动词 cement 的第三人称单数形式，这里表示‘使（团结）紧密结合’。
The neighbors are cementing their relationship by organizing a block party.
邻居们正在通过组织街区聚会来巩固他们的关系。
用法提示：cementing 是动词 cement 的现在分词，这里表示‘使（关系）牢固结合’。
in place 表示固定在某处，与 cement 连用说明物体被水泥牢牢固定。
The workers cemented the loose stones in place.
工人们用水泥把松动的石块固定到位。
to 后接被附着或支撑的表面，说明水泥把物体固定到该处。
He cemented the nameplate to the front wall.
他用水泥把名牌固定在正面的墙上。
被动结构 be cemented by 中，by 引出使关系或地位牢固的因素，多为比喻用法。
Their friendship was cemented by years of shared hardship.
他们的友谊因多年共患难而变得更加牢固。
grammar · medium
易错句子The two companies cement their partnership after the talks last week.
正确表达The two companies cemented their partnership after the talks last week.
一般过去时要用动词的过去式，cement 的过去式是 cemented。汉语动词没有时态变化，学生容易一直用原形，但句中有 last week 这类过去时间状语时，必须用 cemented。
grammar · medium
易错句子Regular communication cement the bond between team members.
正确表达Regular communication cements the bond between team members.
一般现在时中，主语是第三人称单数（regular communication）时，动词要加 -s，所以用 cements。汉语动词不随主语的人称和数变化，学生常漏掉这个 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子Their friendship cement by years of shared hardship.
正确表达Their friendship is cemented by years of shared hardship.
英语被动语态由 be + 过去分词构成；这里主语 their friendship 是动作的承受者，须用 is cemented。汉语没有对应的 be 结构，学生常直接用动词原形而漏掉 be 和过去分词。
巩固关系
The trip helped cement their relationship.
这次旅行帮助他们巩固了彼此的关系。
巩固联系；加强纽带
The summit cemented ties between the two countries.
这次峰会巩固了两国之间的联系。
巩固名声；奠定声誉
The award cemented her reputation as a leading scientist.
这个奖项巩固了她作为顶尖科学家的声誉。
巩固地位
A second victory cemented his position as team captain.
第二场胜利巩固了他作为队长的地位。
敲定协议；促成交易
The two companies cemented the deal over lunch.
两家公司在午餐时敲定了这笔交易。
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用水泥固定住
The posts were cemented in place.
这些柱子被用水泥固定住了。