reinforce /ri:inˈfɔ:s/ vt. 增援，支援，增强：reinforce the troops at the front 增援前线部队；reinforce an argument with facts 用事实加强论据；reinforce a dam with sandbags 用沙袋加固堤坝 The army will need to be reinforced. 部队将需要增援。［考句］The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one reinforcing the other.同样的因素使工资和物价一起上涨，水涨船高。［考句］ Susan has reinforced the elbows of her son’s jacket with leather patches to make it more durable. 苏珊给她儿子上衣的两个胳膊肘处加上一层皮补丁使其更加耐磨。