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fortified

/fawr-tuh-fahy/US // ˈfɔr təˌfaɪ //UK // (ˈfɔːtɪˌfaɪ) //

强化,强化的,坚固的,强化了的

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v.有主动词 verb
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    for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing.

    • : to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
    • : to furnish with a means of resisting force or standing strain or wear: to fortify cotton with nylon.
    • : to make strong; impart strength or vigor to: to fortify oneself with a good breakfast.
    • : to increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients: to fortify a diet with vitamins; to fortify a lotion with lanolin.
    • : to strengthen mentally or morally: to be fortified by religious faith.
    • : to confirm or corroborate: to fortify an accusation with facts.
    • : Nutrition. to add one or more ingredients to to increase its nutritional content.
    • : to add alcohol to.
v.无主动词 verb
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    for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing.

    • : to set up defensive works; erect fortifications.

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Examples

  • Intriguingly, a number of the molecular mechanisms involved in fortifying and preserving synapse strength appear to require significant downtime between bouts of activity.

  • This summer, Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren spoke during a virtual event with Maryland donors, and one tidbit from that conversation fortified the athletic department’s plans for a project in the works.

  • This knee-length parka features drawcord adjustments throughout, a protective flap over the zipper, elastic cuffs, and an extra-high neckline to fortify against the cold.

  • Ultimately, the company’s attempts to fortify its business were too little too late.

  • Further fortifying this liquid is fresh garlic and ginger, the latter of which, according to my mom, helps to freshen up any of the meat’s lingering muskiness.

  • As it happened, the coup members found the State House “fortified with additional soldiers.”

  • He also warns that the entire Uffizi museum should be fortified with anti-seismic measures.

  • The inauguration had to be held in the fortified Kremlin, surrounded by an eerily quiet city.

  • With my back turned, he entered the combination to unlock the door, which was fortified by more than a foot of reinforced steel.

  • The Central Intelligence Agency found bin Laden hiding in a “fortified compound” in Abbottabad, Pakistan in late 2010.

  • Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life propped up the house, and in his days fortified the temple.

  • From its strongly fortified position Havana set the buccaneers at defiance, and sometimes saved the whole island from ruin.

  • This they fortified and held during the night, making our total gain on the left precisely 1,000 yards.

  • Thus fortified with wisdom, he calmly looks the evil in the face, and lets it not disturb his little jog-trot existence.

  • A terrible tyrant conquers the whole world, but one fortified city repels his assaults.