Word · Frequency #14102
fortifying
加强；增强；使坚强
fortifying is the present participle of fortify.
核心释义
To make someone or something stronger, either physically or morally; to give courage or determination.
- 1.
赋予(自己、他人或某物)力量、力气或活力；加强。
To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
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通过提供证据等支持(自己或他人的观点、陈述等)；确认,确证。
To support (one's or someone's opinion, statement, etc.) by producing evidence, etc.; to confirm, to corroborate.
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通过添加成分(尤其是矿物质或维生素)增加(食品)的营养价值。
To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins.
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赋予(某人或其决心、某事物)坚毅或精神力量；鼓励。
To impart fortitude or moral strength to (someone or their determination, or something); to encourage.
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使(某物)能够抵御敌对势力的进攻；设防。
To make (something) defensible against attack by hostile forces.
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加强(军队、士兵等)的防御,或使其处于防御地位。
To increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.), or put (it or them) in a defensive position.
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通过建造防御工事或其他军事设施来加固(某地、城墙等)。
To secure and strengthen (a place, its walls, etc.) by installing fortifications or other military works.
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向(葡萄酒)添加烈酒以提高酒精含量。
To add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol content.
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设置防御工事或其他军事设施；也(有时比喻)建立防御阵地。
To install fortifications or other military works; also (sometimes figurative), to put up a defensive position.
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经历或使经历辅音强化。
To undergo, or cause to undergo, fortition.
设防；加固防御；修筑防御工事；强化（食品）；添加营养素；佐证；支持；印证；加烈；给（葡萄酒）加酒精；使（语音）强化；发生强化
用法In use
We need to fortify the city walls before the enemy arrives.
用法提示：这里fortify是及物动词，意为“加固、设防”，用于防御工事。
Drinking orange juice can help fortify your immune system.
用法提示：这里fortify是及物动词，意为“增强、加强”，用于抽象事物。
The company fortified its position in the market by launching a new product.
用法提示：这里fortify是及物动词，意为“巩固、加强”，用于商业地位。
fortify sth (against sth)
表示加固、增强，使其更能抵御攻击或威胁；若需说明所抵御的事物，可用 against。
The soldiers fortified the city walls before the siege.
士兵们在围城前加固了城墙。
fortify sb/oneself against sth
用于人/自身，指给予力量、勇气或体力以应对困难。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fortify the city walls
- 加固城墙
- The soldiers worked all night to fortify the city walls before the attack.士兵们整夜工作，在敌人进攻前加固城墙。
- fortify yourself
- 增强自身体力（或精神）
- She fortified herself with a short nap before the long drive.长途开车前，她小睡了一会儿以养精蓄锐。
- fortify food with vitamins
- 在食物中添加维生素
- Many brands fortify their milk with vitamin D.许多品牌在牛奶中添加维生素D。
- fortify the immune system
- 增强免疫系统
- A healthy diet can help fortify your immune system.健康的饮食有助于增强你的免疫系统。
- fortify an argument
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 fort 是堡垒，fortify 就是给堡垒加固、增强防御——联想成“为堡垒加力”，自然记住“加强、设防”的意思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、food and nutrition、military or historical contexts fortify 的语域会随场景变化：正式写作、食品营养标注、军事或历史叙述中比较常见；日常口语里通常更常用 strengthen。建议根据具体语境判断，不宜简单视为中性词。
语法说明Grammar Note
既可作及物动词（加强、设防）也可作不及物动词（筑防御工事）
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Fortify ends in -ify. These -ify verbs share the same unstressed suffix sound /ɪfaɪ/, but none is a perfect rhyme with fortify /ˈfɒːtɪfaɪ/ as transcribed here because they have different stressed vowels. Mortify /ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/ is a near rhyme: it has the same -ortify spelling, but /ɔː/ differs from /ɒː/. Modify /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/ and justify /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/ have short vowels /ɒ/ and /ʌ/; certify /ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/ and rectify /ˈrektɪfaɪ/ have /ɜː/ and /e/. Identify /aɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ/ is a useful lookalike: stress falls on the second syllable, so it does not sound like fortify.
用法优先级
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