strengthen

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strengthen 指使某物变得更强大、更坚固或更有效,可用于物理、抽象或金融领域。

用法要点

句型搭配

strengthen 常用作及物动词,后接宾语表示加强的对象,如 strengthen ties;也可作不及物动词,表示自身变强,如 The economy is strengthening。

• strengthen the relationship
• strengthen one's position
• The team strengthened after training

介词用法

strengthen 常与介词 with 连用,表示通过某物加强,如 strengthen with exercise;在抽象语境中,也可用 against 表示加强以抵御,如 strengthen defenses against attacks。

• strengthen with practice
• strengthen against competition
• strengthen with support

语域说明

strengthen 是中性词,适用于日常、学术和商务场景,在正式语境中强调系统性增强,如 strengthen policies;在非正式语境中多指个人或具体事物的强化。

• strengthen the argument
• strengthen muscles
• strengthen the company's image

基础例句

Regular exercise can strengthen your muscles and improve overall health.

定期锻炼可以增强你的肌肉,改善整体健康。

They worked together to strengthen their friendship after the argument.

争吵后,他们共同努力来加强彼此的友谊。

The company plans to strengthen its market position by launching new products.

公司计划通过推出新产品来加强其市场地位。

Eating more vegetables will strengthen your immune system.

多吃蔬菜会增强你的免疫系统。

高级例句

The government implemented policies to strengthen economic stability and reduce inflation risks.

政府实施政策以加强经济稳定性,降低通胀风险。

In academic research, robust data analysis can strengthen the validity of conclusions.

在学术研究中,可靠的数据分析可以加强结论的有效性。

The merger aims to strengthen the firm's competitive edge in the global market.

这次合并旨在加强公司在全球市场的竞争优势。

Strengthening international cooperation is crucial for addressing climate change challenges.

加强国际合作对于应对气候变化挑战至关重要。

高频搭配

verb

strengthen tiesstrengthen bondsstrengthen relationshipsstrengthen cooperationstrengthen resolve

adjective

significantly strengthengradually strengthenfurther strengthenactively strengthencontinuously strengthen

noun

strengthen musclesstrengthen economystrengthen securitystrengthen foundationstrengthen position

adverb

strengthen greatlystrengthen steadilystrengthen quicklystrengthen effectively

preposition

strengthen withstrengthen againststrengthen throughstrengthen by

phrase

strengthen one's handstrengthen the casestrengthen the teamstrengthen the argument

常见错误

❌ 错误:We need to strength our team.
✓ 正确:We need to strengthen our team.

strength 是名词,表示“力量”;正确形式应为动词 strengthen,表示“加强”。中文学习者常混淆词性,需注意动词形式加 -en 后缀。

❌ 错误:He strengthened his English by watching movies.
✓ 正确:He improved his English by watching movies.

strengthen 通常用于加强具体事物或抽象关系,如肌肉、关系;而“提高英语水平”更常用 improve。中文学习者可能直译“加强英语”,但英语中 improve 更地道。

近义词辨析

enhance

enhance 强调提高质量、价值或吸引力,多用于抽象事物,如体验、性能;而 strengthen 更侧重于增加力量、稳定性或效果,可用于物理和抽象领域。

The software update enhanced user experience (提高体验质量), while regular training strengthened the team's skills (增强技能实力)。

reinforce

reinforce 指通过额外支持来加强,常用于具体结构或观点,如加固墙壁、强化论点;strengthen 更通用,可指内在变强或外部加强,如加强关系。

They reinforced the bridge with steel beams (用钢梁加固桥梁), and exercises helped strengthen their muscles (锻炼增强肌肉)。