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reinforcement

noun
🔊/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːsmənt/
🔊/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/
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  1. reinforcements
     [plural] extra soldiers or police officers who are sent to a place because more are needed援军；增援警力
    • to send in reinforcements派出增援部队
    Extra Examples
    • Reinforcements arrived too late.增援部队来得太迟了。
    • The crowd was very large and police reinforcements were called in.群众人数太多，因此召集了警察来增援。
    • We need urgent reinforcements.我们迫切需要援军。
    Topics War and conflictc2, Law and justicec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • police
    • troop
    verb + reinforcements
    • call for
    • call in
    • request
    • …
    reinforcements + verb
    • arrive
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  2. [uncountable, singular] the act of making something stronger, especially a feeling or an idea（感情或思想等的）巩固，加强，强化
    • the reinforcement of existing prejudices by the media媒体对现有偏见的强化
    Extra Examples
    • The children respond well to praise and positive reinforcement.表扬和正面的激励对孩子有良好的效果。
    • The instructor provides reinforcement to elicit the desired response.教练提供强化训练以引出想要的反应。
    • The minister's statement provides reinforcement for the view that tax cuts are likely in the budget.部长的发言强化了在预算中有可能减税的观点。
    • The windows have steel reinforcement.窗户用钢筋进行了加固。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • powerful
    • negative
    • positive
    • …
    verb + reinforcement
    • provide
    • receive
    • have
    • …
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