enrich
enrich 英 [ɪnˈrɪtʃ] 美 [ɛnˈrɪtʃ]
vt. 使充实；使肥沃；使富足
进行时:enriching 过去式:enriched 过去分词:enriched 第三人称单数:enriches
- To enrich something is to make it richer, or to improve the quality of it. You play the lottery because it might enrich your bank account; you play ping-pong to enrich your quality of life.
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- vt. 使充实；使肥沃；使富足
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1. The study of science has enriched all our lives.
科学研究丰富了我们的整个生活。
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2. Most breakfast cereals are enriched with vitamins.
多数谷类早餐食物都加添了维生素。
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3. a nation enriched by oil revenues
靠石油收入富裕起来的国家
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4. He used his position to enrich himself.
他利用职位之便敛财。
- enrich (v.) late 14c., "to make wealthy," from Old French enrichir "enrich, enlarge," from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + riche "rich" (see rich). Figurative sense "supply with abundance of something desirable" is from 1590s. Meaning "to fertilize" is from c. 1600. Scientific sense of "to increase the abundance of a particular isotope in some material" is first attested 1945. Related: Enriched; enriching.
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