v.动词
vt. 筑防御工事于；筑堡于build forts on;strengthen against possible attack
vt. 增强；加强；强化食品make stronger,more effective,etc.
Verb:
make strong or stronger;This exercise will strengthen your upper body
strengthen the relations between the two countries
enclose by or as if by a fortificationprepare oneself for a military confrontation;The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
troops are building up on the Iraqi border
add nutrients to;fortified milk
add alcohol to beverages;the punch is spiked!
近义词 arm臂gird束wall墙壁lace鞋带fort堡垒brace防备boost提高steel钢铁fence栅栏spike长钉defend防守protect保护enhance提高bolster长枕augment增加sustain支持beef up加强build up建立enrich使富足revive使重生reinforce加固strengthen加强supplement增刊animate使有生气invigorate增添活力refresh使恢复精神…
用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+ ～+n./pron.They fortified the coastal area.他们加强沿海地区的防御。
The argument fortified her resolve to prove she was right.那理由增强了她的决心，去证明自己是正确的。
动词95%,名词5%
用作动词They decided tofortifythe coastal areas.他们决定加强海岸地区的防卫。
This country willfortifythe coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
Tungsten is used tofortifysteel for cars.钨可以固化钢铁来生产汽车。
Theyfortifythe dam against the flood.他们加固堤坝以防止洪水。
The medieval town isfortifiedwith a high wall and a deep moat.这座中世纪的城市用高墙深沟来加强防御。
Good eating habits help tofortifythe body against disease.好的饮食习惯有助于强身防病。 From the skin cells, the nutrient enters the bloodstream and circulates to bones and organs, doing its important work of healing, building and fortifying.
从人体的表皮细胞，营养物质进入血管，骨骼和器官然后再循环，以此在治疗，增进和加强身体的健康方面起到它的重要作用。 yeeyan
More than half the women of childbearing age in India are anaemic— a condition that can be much improved by fortifying food—and 30% of Indian children are born underweight.
印度一半以上的到了分娩年龄的妇女都贫血——一种可以通过食物补充好转的疾病，除此之外，30%的印度孩子从出生起就体重偏轻。 yeeyan