fortify
单词辨析：
尤指在某地区或城市周围建高墙以抵御攻击。
a fortified town
设防的城镇
They fortified the village with barricades of carts.
他们用马车搭起路障，加强村子的防御。
The island is heavily fortified.
那个岛设有重防。
The government fortified the area against attack.
政府在这一地区构筑防御工事抵御进攻。
指派兵去保卫或防守某地。
How many regiments have been sent to garrison that town?
已经派出多少个团去驻守那个城镇？
指强化某种观点、思想或感觉；也指使建筑、结构等更结实。
The novel reinforced the idea that women should be economically independent.
这部小说强化了这个观点——女人要经济独立。
All buildings in that area have been reinforced to withstand typhoons.
那一地区的所有建筑都已加固，以抵御台风侵袭。
指增强信心、决心等，含激励之义；也指使人在物质或精神上更强大。
The position of that country was fortified by economic recovery.
该国的地位因经济复苏而得到加强。
The decision fortified their determination.
这一决定增强了他们的信心。
We fortified ourselves with a cup of hot coffee.
我们喝了一杯热咖啡提神。
含义广泛，可指加强感情、信仰、关系、实力等，也指使身体强健或加固结构。
Our friendship has been strengthened.
我们增进了友谊。
Workers tried to find some wooden beams to strengthen the outer walls.
工人们想找一些木梁来加固外墙。
Morning exercises have strengthened his health.
晨练增强了他的体质。
The research institution has been strengthened by the arrival of three doctors.
该研究所因3名博士的加入而增强了实力。
相关例句：
Would you care for some tea, or even a light meal, to fortify yourself before your adventure?
你要不要喝点儿茶，或吃点儿便餐，好在冒险之前增加一点儿体力？
Japan's security environment has changed, and we must fortify our national security, he said.
日本的安全环境已经改变，我们必须对我们的国家安全进行强化，他说。
The lesson to date is that America, faced with nuclear blackmail, will bow down, dignify and fortify tyrants, fork over loot, and celebrate the process as a victory for diplomacy.
的教训，迄今为止，美国，面对核讹诈，将弓下来，半岛台和坚定的暴君，交岔路口超过哄抢，和庆祝的过程中作为一个外交胜利。
We need to fortify the resources of the International Monetary Fund.
我们需要加强“国际货币基金组织”的资金来源。
They will be laying on liquid refreshment to fortify brides-to-be for the shopping extravaganza ahead
他们将为准新娘们准备些酒，好让她们接下来有充沛精力疯狂购物。
He felt that to fortify his intelligence was to fortify his hate.
他感到提高他的知识，也就是加强他的仇恨。