strengthen

Their attitude only strengthened his resolve to fight on.

他们采取的态度反而使他坚定了继续战斗的决心。

"Meals are the foundation of the family," says Carole Counihan, a professor at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, "so there was a very important interconnection between eating together and strengthening family ties."

宾夕法尼亚州米勒斯维尔大学的教授卡罗尔·库尼汉说：“膳食是家庭的基础，因此，一起吃饭与强化家庭关系之间存在着非常重要的关系。”

Moreover they site several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthen family relationships, lower dropout rates and reduced discipline problems.

此外，它们还具有以下几个优点：缓解学校的过度拥挤、加强家庭关系、降低辍学率和减少纪律问题。

The new manager has strengthened the side by bringing in several younger players.

新经理通过引进几名年轻队员使队伍的实力得到加强。

Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student.

在写作中表达自我是我所教授的最重要的技能之一，它能提高学生的综合能力。

At a time when young beauty shoppers are often turning to Sephora or Ulta instead of department store beauty counters, Macy's hopes Bluemercury will help strengthen its position in the category.

如今，年轻的美容消费者往往转向 Sephora 或 Ulta，而不是百货公司的美容专柜，梅西百货希望 Bluemercury 能帮助它巩固在这一领域的地位。

The dollar strengthened against most other currencies.

美元与大多数其它货币相比升值了。

Ask the administration or the Republicans or most academics why America needs more manufacturing, and they respond that manufacturing gives birth to innovation, brings down the trade deficit, strengthens the dollar, generates jobs, arms the military and brings about a recovery from recession.

问政府、共和党人或大多数学者：为什么美国需要更多的制造业；他们的回答是，制造业催生了创新、降低了贸易赤字、使美元走强、创造了就业机会、武装了军队，并使美国从衰退中复苏过来。

Cycling is good exercise. It strengthens all the muscles of the body.

骑车是好的锻炼。它使全身肌肉变得强健。

In fact, along with her colleague Connie Bales, Starr recently conducted a small study that found that adding extra protein foods to the diet of obese older individuals who were trying to lose weight strengthened their muscles.

事实上，斯塔尔和同事康妮·贝尔斯最近进行了一项小研究发现，在努力减肥的肥胖老年人的饮食中加入额外的蛋白质食物，可以增强他们的肌肉。