🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯
檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
- flesh out 51
- revulsion 282
- fiddle around 68
- festivity 164
- fear for 56
- wound up 24
- favorite 292
- faithlessly 63
- epicenter 132
- out of 23
- enroll 336
- engage with 73
- endeavor 131
- cousin 317
- tool 373
- Prostitute 51
- early 193
- digitize 136
- atypical 49
- device 374
- deny 383
- training 296
- fogged 40
- compel 332
- co- 56
- co 92
- centerpiece 134
- deprecate 128
- café 346
- break up 52
- cartoonist 32
- magnetic 307
- break through 83
- Chubby 28
- break off 71
- break into 47
- beer belly 72
- Tunnel 171
- invitation 294
- beat around the bush 48
- diaphragm 42
- flash card 26
- reference 392
- ax 293
- gainsay 47
- attend to 63
- at will 58
- fbi 31
- at the risk of (doing something) 79
- as for 70
- arrange 421
- antibiotic 183
- Operate 132
- bare 283
- anti-Semite 71
- all the same 58
- agitate 139
- opprobrium 39
- after all 64
- burial 58
- above all 67
- stable 398
- Portuguese 267
- compass 393
- opportunity 352
- depraved 111
- OK 153
- Mister 300
- Marxism 123
- entrapped 25
- MP 90
- light bulb 70
- employment 322
- license 503
- Libya 66
- liberalize 180
- leak 354
- Latin 268
- Atlantic 215
- limbic 10
- vehicle 453
- leading 380
- unless 289
- uniform 362
- unconscious 306
- thread 329
- television 183
- suitable 329
- stupid 304
- stretch 320
- sovereignty 155
- stir 339
- overdue 291
- objective 334
- needless 324
- ambassador 173
- Substitute 184
- Signal 188
- Department 171
- vivid 354
- Attorney 175
- fasten 344
- Act 154
- Acute 28
- clubs 21
- unusually 260
- inclement 74
- deficit 62
- sensibility 36
- egalitarianism 42
- entwined 23
- garbage 314
- ensure 306
- beware 105
- chess 266
- steam 1441
- buggery 40
- inspect 345
- Birthday 46
- culture 310
- Undermine 30
- neutral 370
- Jealousy 7
- mutter 360
- preferential 20
- imitative 41
- Hurt 127
- lodge 263
- shipwreck 134
- enormous 401
- sinful 19
- fumed 34
- Alleviate 135
- ominous 32
- profess 93
- ascending 27
- Meaning 130
- caliper 64
- less 266
- amenity 117
- Broad Church 14
- steamer 309
- pledge 222
- agriculture 317
- unorthodox 155
- paparazzo 39
- ave. 33
- powerful 257
- production 319
- footnote 57
- Financial 100
- revisited 44
- patron saint 28
- king 333
- barium 42
- obviously 267
- dodgier 21
- Haul 18
- operation 317
- speculative 154
- Pouch 49
- hemophilia 38
- expired 29
- figure 327
- Speaker 45
- Amenable 136
- informal 41
- appearance 371
- athleticism 116
- ordeal 128
- rake 321
- Momentum 99
- Warrior 115
- superb 106
- in the event 16
- nap 288
- dacha 41
- shoes 41
- burglarize 42
- palliate 103
- Starlet 65
- communism 279
- barista 45
- accident 301
- thirty 154
- distressful 33
- Merge 8
- all but 49
- Prove 140
- wrist 318
- Awry 88
- chalky 33
- congregation 150
- suit 341
- propaganda 143
- Rightly 88
- Toddler 47
- product 337
- times 82
- extreme 312
- injured 7
- Predictable 60
- item 353
- Admittedly 108
- diphthong 55
- interlock 32
- sex 412
- Borrow 44
- tween 38
- put forth 33
- cadge 126
- Abdomen 55
- Coast 49
- Hear 120
- deliberately 409
- coarse 321
- noticeable 290
- dowager 44
- remains 296
- consul 92
- No longer 25
- point 411
- full-time 61
- chart 315
- styling 157
- occupancy 79
- nucleus 315
- arbitrage 97
- perpetrate 84
- convulsion 65
- wiretap 190
- thirst 332
- glutinous 31
- tired 152
- Empowerment 41
- Glance 154
- specialist 315
- remark 352
- carbon 336
- bomber jacket 45
- comprehend 163
- amalgamation 40
- provided 270
- ejaculatory 34
- goalkeeper 57
- inconsiderable 19
- win 422
- beat around about the bush 19
- impersonation 78
- courtesies 15
- Poison 169
- discomfiture 53
- fleet 308
- aircraft carrier 77
- annapolis 27
- prehistoric 82
- excommunicate 67
- baroque 42
- CONGESTION 12
- Unbiased 90
- lost 223
- crack 347
- grazeable 18
- chimpanzee 49
- Roman 212
- annually 109
- Slew 82
- Stressed 135
- danger 363
- afterward 273
- espy 48
- resuscitate 80
- hamlet 40
- villa 91
- political geography 12
- Belligerent 66
- Nuclei 2
- show 230
- Prosper 99
- impression 354
- Tawdry 131
- brother 69
- turnip 296
- capitalize on 28
- bag 209
- Fungus 169
- cloistered 55
- Occur 110
- backswing 43
- previous 343
- insult 274
- serendipity 60
- East 63
- Arrogant 77
- exigency 55
- gui 34
- Proof 31
- elastic band 35
- fluent 273
- Disobey 37
- Woe 63
- unblemished 15
- reckoning 52
- discouragement 135
- slab 162
- Barren 35
- manacle 7
- prayer 347
- Go back on 16
- disrespectful 39
- buttress 51
- paracetamol 97
- cot death 40
- perfume 241
- Sterility 12
- worldly 86
- curvature 58
- Suffered 5
- Clip 75
- anachronistic 29
- connection 343
- antioxidant 137
- revenue 303
- ill-treated 7
- decide 159
- sexism 66
- Thrives 17
- meticulous 121
- tiny 308
- edt 19
- kilogram 291
- nausea 59
- complete 370
- infection 187
- Forthcoming 111
- Schedule 156
- framing 35
- cowardice 48
- amour 57
- role 331
- rummage 22
- Wholesaler 24
- back-and-forth 41
- shorten 71
- fat-free 30
- invade 290
- frostbite 54
- convert 344
- scud 48
- Fret 51
- from the sublime to the ridiculous 20
- Suck 73
- promissory 14
- feelings 17
- anyhow 267
- Table 111
- periodic 40
- dauntless 57
- going 52
- fountain 289
- Divisive 58
- say 211
- adduce 57
- bather 39
- worthless 376
- Soap 155
- delivery 298
- stoop 306
- cowardly 45
- ton 316
- Scalpel 48
- leather 327
- creamer 32
- slash and burn 86
- surveyor 127
- pillage 140
- Brussels sprout 38
- shepherd 302
- call 231
- laid out 46
- supplicant 49
- prone 169
- Suspected 66
- Downtick 25
- Workshop 52
- tray 324
- commercial bank 28
- stereotypical 137
- stringency 49
- possession 356
- Detriment 86
- ham-handed 33
- reduce 367
- bunch 308
- constrain 123
- column 342
- candelabrum 44
- evade 108
- jump ship 58
- bodily 48
- coach 358
- Chancellor 99
- Fabled 95
- guitar 69
- honest 317
- sunbathe 112
- Effective 166
- radioactive 318
- chow down 36
- determinant 53
- absolutely 262
- bestow 63
- custom 344
- inducted 12
- dung 48
- full house 51
- taught 29
- Unfair 96
- eight 92
- Pursuit 175
- cusp 72
- Spectacular 132
- hell 346
- bristle 320
- sequestrate 45
- Extremely 30
- Devote 164
- height 363
- Steady 124
- apprehensive 49
- Be 81
- steady 340
- catamaran 44
- aviation 245
- pestilence 110
- jaw 409
- Certain 128
- hang on 30
- Drought 80
- niece 268
- crops 8
- thankfully 88
- ill-timed 15
- disenfranchise 55
- fluted 47
- extract 201
- diverse 333
- resurface 37
- cringing 46
- cheap thrill 18
- constipation 138
- conditioned 40
- Thumb 165
- arousing 53
- Foreign 125
- Qualify 133
- voltage 290
- tolerance 356
- temblor 36
- accidental 330
- asynchronous 38
- Illuminating 108
- Interrupt 56
- selection 328
- closure 63
- Sufficient 149
- ramification 43
- rethink 147
- persuade 343
- safe 288
- foregoing 49
- Interpret 97
- Lay out 16
- sightless 80
- agonized 57
- Myth 30
- robot 298
- experimentation 86
- Neptune 28
- beta-blocker 33
- gulp 72
- characterization 55
- temporarily 126
- pint 349
- grate 159
- steaming 60
- Global 100
- mainly 224
- drowsy 60
- man-hour 25
- weakness 306
- space 320
- altruistic 49
- property 348
- Crusade 38
- Philatelic 38
- retinue 32
- enthusiasm 290
- Responsibility 141
- contribute 337
strengthen
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
strengthens; strengthened; strengthening
strengthens; strengthened; strengthening
Learner's definition of STRENGTHEN
1
[+ object] : to make (someone or something) stronger, more forceful, more effective, etc.增强；加强
- These exercises will strengthen your stomach muscles.这些锻炼会强健腹肌。
- He takes herbs to strengthen his immune system.他吃草药来增强免疫力。
- The development of new electronic products has strengthened the company's position as the leader in digital technology.新型电子产品的开发巩固了这家公司在数码技术领域的领导地位。
- Holidays often serve to strengthen bonds between family members.节假日往往能增强家庭成员之间的联系。
- Their financial situation strengthened her determination to find a new career.他们的财务状况加强了她找份新工作的决心。
- The team has been strengthened by the addition of several new players.几位新队员的加盟增强了这支队的实力。
2
[no object] : to become stronger, more forceful, more effective, etc.变强
- The winds are expected to strengthen.预计风力会增强。
- The storm is continuing to strengthen [=to become more powerful] as it approaches land.暴风雨越靠近陆地越猛烈。
- Her determination has strengthened.她的决心更坚定了。
- The economy is slowly strengthening.经济正在缓慢增长。
3
of money : to increase in value when compared to money from other countries（货币）升值 — opposite weaken
[no object]
- The Canadian dollar is strengthening against the U.S. dollar.加拿大元兑美元的汇率正在持续上升。
[+ object]
- The trade restrictions will strengthen the pound.贸易限制会使英镑升值。
strengthen
verb
strength·en ˈstreŋ(k)-thən 
ˈstren(t)-
strengthened; strengthening ˈstreŋ(k)th-niŋ
ˈstren(t)th-;
ˈstreŋ(k)-thə-,
ˈstren(t)-
: to make stronger
: to become stronger
Example Sentences
These exercises will strengthen your stomach muscles. He takes herbs to strengthen his immune system. The development of new electronic products has strengthened the company's position as the leader in digital technology. Holidays often serve to strengthen bonds between family members. Their financial situation strengthened her determination to find a new career. The team has been strengthened by the addition of several new players. The winds are expected to strengthen. The economy is slowly strengthening. The Canadian dollar is strengthening against the U.S. dollar. The trade restrictions will strengthen the pound. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Kim was combative toward South Korea in Thursday’s speech and urged his country to expand the operational roles of its tactical nuclear weapons and accelerate their deployment to strengthen the country’s war deterrent. 
Kim Tong-hyung, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 After making a handful of investments over the years to test their theses, Nigeria’s venture capitalists are raising follow-on funds to strengthen their portfolios for an evolving economic climate. Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 31 Aug. 2022 However Khan appears to have leveraged his ouster to strengthen his base of popular support. Susannah George, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Some human rights advocates, who have lobbied the Pentagon for years to strengthen its policies and practices to prevent civilian harm, praised the plan’s scope and breadth. Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 The president of Mexico also visited the area and military reinforcements were sent into Tijuana to strengthen security, according to NPR. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 The seated bent-knee block hold demonstrated in this video works to strengthen low, deep core muscles while activating your inner thighs to help realign your pelvis. Dana Santas, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 The trendy online furniture website is considering selling more shares to strengthen its balance sheet. Charles Capel, Bloomberg.com, 18 Aug. 2022 Telcos should stay up to date with their personalization efforts and consider expanding their budget allocation for gamification to strengthen any weak links in the customer experience. Pramod Konandur Prabhakar, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 See More
Kim Tong-hyung, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 After making a handful of investments over the years to test their theses, Nigeria’s venture capitalists are raising follow-on funds to strengthen their portfolios for an evolving economic climate. Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 31 Aug. 2022 However Khan appears to have leveraged his ouster to strengthen his base of popular support. Susannah George, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Some human rights advocates, who have lobbied the Pentagon for years to strengthen its policies and practices to prevent civilian harm, praised the plan’s scope and breadth. Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 The president of Mexico also visited the area and military reinforcements were sent into Tijuana to strengthen security, according to NPR. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 The seated bent-knee block hold demonstrated in this video works to strengthen low, deep core muscles while activating your inner thighs to help realign your pelvis. Dana Santas, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 The trendy online furniture website is considering selling more shares to strengthen its balance sheet. Charles Capel, Bloomberg.com, 18 Aug. 2022 Telcos should stay up to date with their personalization efforts and consider expanding their budget allocation for gamification to strengthen any weak links in the customer experience. Pramod Konandur Prabhakar, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Time Traveler
The first known use of strengthen was in the 15th century verb
👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文