Word · Frequency #2839
reinforces
加强；加固；增援
reinforces is the third person singular of reinforce.
reinforce
- 1.
To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
加强,尤其是通过增加或增强。
- 2.
To emphasize or review.
强调或复习
- 3.
To encourage (a behavior or idea) through repeated stimulus.
通过重复刺激来鼓励(某种行为或想法)。
强化；加强,尤其是通过增加或增强。；强调或复习；通过重复刺激来鼓励(某种行为或想法)。；加强
In use
The army sent more troops to reinforce the front line.
We need to reinforce the wall before winter.
Regular practice reinforces what you have learned.
reinforce + noun
We need to reinforce the bridge.
我们需要加固这座桥。
reinforce + noun + with + noun
表示用某物加强另一物。
They reinforced the wall with steel beams.
他们用钢梁加固了墙壁。
reinforce + noun (belief/idea) + that clause
用于加强观点或信念的表达。
His behavior only reinforced my belief that he is unreliable.
Connections
Collocations
- reinforce the idea
- 强化这个想法
- The teacher used examples to reinforce the idea that practice makes perfect.老师用例子来强化熟能生巧这个想法。
- reinforce positive behavior
- 强化积极行为
- Parents should praise their children to reinforce positive behavior.父母应该表扬孩子以强化积极行为。
- reinforce learning
- 巩固学习
- Reviewing notes helps reinforce learning after class.课后复习笔记有助于巩固学习。
- reinforce a structure
- 加固结构
- Workers added steel beams to reinforce the old bridge.工人们增加了钢梁来加固旧桥。
- reinforce troops
- 增援部队
- The general ordered more soldiers to reinforce the troops on the front line.将军命令更多士兵增援前线的部队。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'rein'（缰绳）+ 'force'（力量），用缰绳控制力量就是加强。
Context & Register
通常用于中性或正式语境，常见于学术、军事、技术等领域，表示加强或增援。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words end with the /ɒːs/ sound, rhyming with 'reinforce'. Beware of words like 'gross' /ɡrəʊs/ or 'dose' /dəʊs/, which have a different vowel sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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