fortification

英 [ˌfɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌfɔːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.  碉堡; 围墙; 炮台; 防御工事; 筑城; 设防; 加强

复数：fortifications　

BNC.16026 / COCA.17488

牛津词典

noun

• 碉堡；围墙；炮台；防御工事
  a tower, wall, gun position, etc. built to defend a place against attack
  1. the ramparts and fortifications of the Old Town
     旧城区的城墙和城堡
• 筑城；设防；加强
  the act of fortifying or making sth stronger
  1. plans for the fortification of the city
     城市设防计划

柯林斯词典

• See also:The government has started building fortifications along its eastern border.fortify

英英释义

noun

• the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
• defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
  Synonym:munition
• the art or science of strengthening defenses

双语例句

• On seismic fortification criteria after Wenchuan Earthquake for high dam in China
  论汶川地震后我国高坝抗震标准问题
• The safety of the structure is in grade two and the earthquake fortification is of C-class.
  结构的安全等级为二级。抗震设防类别为丙类。
• A fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border.
  二战前为保卫法国东部边界不受法西斯侵犯而筑的一道防御工事。
• An additional interior fortification to prolong the defense.
  为延长防线而在内部附加的一个防御工事。
• Iron fortification serves as a startling example of this ongoing experimentation on infant consumers.
  铁的强化就是一项正在进行的婴儿食品消费者的实验中得出的惊人的实例。
• Can fortification improve the quality of food?
  食品营养强化能否改善食物的质量？
• The CDC also reported that fortification of wheat flour with folic acid and iron was rising globally.
  CDC还报告说，含有叶酸和铁的强化面粉在全球范围内的销售不断攀升。
• An opening ( especially a gap in a dike or fortification).
  一个开口（特别指堤防或要塞的裂口）。
• There is a contrast between seismic design code of different countries because of economic condition and seismic fortification.
  由经济条件和抗震设防思想存在差异，各国抗震设计规范中的规定也不尽相同。
• The government has started building fortifications along its eastern border.
  政府已经开始沿东部边境修筑防御工事。