fortify
fortify 英 [ˈfɔ:tɪfaɪ] 美 [ˈfɔrtɪfaɪ]
vt. 加强；增强 vi. 筑防御工事
进行时:fortifying 过去式:fortified 过去分词:fortified 第三人称单数:fortifies
- If you add nutrients to something you fortify it. Food scientists have found ways to fortify cereal, but in addition to vitamins C and D, they usually add a lot of sugar.
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- vt. 加强；增强
- vi. 筑防御工事
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1. a fortified town
设防的城镇
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2. He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink.
他喝了一杯热饮御寒。
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3. The news merely fortified their determination.
这消息仅仅增强了他们的决心。
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4. cereal fortified with extra vitamins
添加维生素的谷类食物
- fortify (v.) early 15c., "increase efficacy" (of medicine); mid-15c., "provide (a town) with walls and defenses," from Old French fortifiier (14c.) "to fortify, strengthen," from Late Latin fortificare "to strengthen, make strong," from Latin fortis "strong" (see fort) + combining form of facere "to make" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put"). Sense of "to strengthen mentally or morally" is from late 15c. Meaning "add liquor or alcohol" is from 1880; meaning "add nutrients to food" is from 1939. Related: Fortified; fortifying.
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