讓想法更站得住
加進去的東西從鋼筋換成證據或經驗：那個看法本來就在，新的資訊讓它更牢固。
strengthen an idea · verb · C1
To make an idea, feeling, or belief stronger.
強化；加深
核心畫面
Picture steel bars being set inside concrete before it sets: the thing already exists, and something is added so it can take more load. Whether what is being strengthened is a wall, a belief, or a line of troops, the move is the same — add to what is there so it holds.
可以想成：混凝土還沒凝固前，先把鋼筋放進去——東西本來就在，只是再加點什麼進去，讓它撐得住更大的力。不管被加強的是一…更多收起
可以想成：混凝土還沒凝固前，先把鋼筋放進去——東西本來就在，只是再加點什麼進去，讓它撐得住更大的力。不管被加強的是一面牆、一個想法，還是一支部隊，動作都一樣：往既有的東西上再添，讓它更站得住。From the picture
增派人力
這次加進去的是人和裝備：隊伍原本就在那裡，再補上人手就撐得更久。
send more people/support · verb · C1
To make a group of people stronger by adding more people or equipment.
增援；加強人力
Also in this word
strengthen physically · verb · C1
To make part of a building, structure, or piece of clothing stronger, often by adding extra material.
加固
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
reinforceverb/ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/
- 1
To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
- He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.
- [T]hey [the English] valiantly, and vvith the ſlaughter of many, put backe the enemy: vvhich vvas ſo farre from daunting the Normans, that by it they vvere more vvhetted to re-enforce themſelues vpon them: […]
- 2
To emphasize or review.
- The right homework will reinforce and complement the lesson!
- The accident was also one of several since Clapham [...] that demonstrated the role of breakable windows in the death toll. RSSB research would later confirm and reinforce the need for laminated glass to protect passengers and increase survivability.
- 3
To encourage (a behavior or idea) through repeated stimulus.
- Advertising for fast food can reinforce unhealthy dietary tendencies.
- Mr. Schlossberg’s rant angered activists for immigrant rights, who said it reinforced stereotypes that Spanish speakers are not citizens. And they worried that it perpetuated fear within immigrant communities of ICE’s aggressive tactics to deport those who are undocumented.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。