Word · Frequency #2706
strengthen
加强；增强；巩固
核心释义
To make strong or stronger; to reinforce or intensify.
- 1.
使强壮或更强；增强；加强；巩固。
To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
- 2.
增强
make strong or stronger
- 3.
授权；给予精神力量；鼓励；激励。
To empower; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to enhearten.
- 4.
变强
gain strength
- 5.
增强；改进；加剧。
To augment; to improve; to intensify.
- 6.
赋予健康的弹性
give a healthy elasticity to
- 7.
加强；增加；支持(某人或某事)。
To reinforce, to add to, to support (someone or something)
- 8.
证实；佐证(信念、论点等)
To substantiate; to corroborate (a belief, argument, etc.)
- 9.
变得强壮或更强
To grow strong or stronger.
变强；增强；激励；鼓舞；给…打气；佐证；支持；强化（论点）；赋予…健康的弹性；使…富有弹性；使强壮或更强；增强；加强；巩固。
用法In use
Regular exercise can strengthen your heart and lungs.
用法提示：此处 strengthen 为及物动词，表示“使……更强”。
The teacher used praise to strengthen the students' confidence.
用法提示：strengthen 后接抽象名词，意为“增强、巩固”。
This training program is designed to strengthen your skills in public speaking.
用法提示：strengthen 表示“加强、提升”，在这里是及物动词用法。
This exercise will strengthen your upper body
strengthen the relations between the two countries
His body strengthened
strengthen sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- strengthen ties
- 加强联系
- The visit helped strengthen ties between the two countries.这次访问有助于加强两国之间的联系。
- strengthen the economy
- 增强经济
- New policies aim to strengthen the economy.新政策旨在增强经济。
- strengthen muscles
- 锻炼肌肉
- Regular exercise can strengthen your muscles.定期锻炼可以锻炼你的肌肉。
- strengthen one's resolve
- 坚定决心
- The challenge only strengthened her resolve to succeed.这个挑战反而坚定了她成功的决心。
- strengthen the immune system
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
strength（力量）后面加上-en（使），变成strengthen（加强）。想象：给力量加个‘en’，就变强了。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于各种语境，从日常口语到正式书面语均可，属中性词汇。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'lengthen' rhymes exactly with 'strengthen' (both have /ŋθən/). Words like 'strength', 'health', 'wealth' share the /θ/ ending but differ in vowel and syllable count.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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