CEMENT
1. 英英释义：to make a relationship, idea etc stronger or more certain
例句：Collective goals can help cement solidarity.
2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）
“cement“作为名词，表示“水泥”，作为动词可以表示“把...粘合”，常常被引申为表示“巩固” “加强”。和同样可以表示“巩固” “加强”的表达来说，比如 “consolidate” “make something stronger”，cement 更富有画面感。
比如共同的目标可以让一个群体更团结：Collective goals can help cement solidarity.
cement 后常接表示“关系”的名词，比如 relationship, friendship, tie, bond, connection 等词。比如，相似的价值观和阅历可以加强关系： Shared values and experiences can cement a bond.
cement 的这种用法也是《经济学人》中的常客，比如：Republicans won statehouses that Democrats had held for decades; in several competitive states they cemented their hold on power through gerrymandering.（'they cemented their hold on power through gerrymandering'表示“他们（民主党）通过改划选区加强了他们对权利的掌控”）。
个人拓展：
加强连：cement, consolidate, reinforce
搭配：cement + solidarity /relationship /friendship /tie /bond /connection /hold /role
//cement one’s hold on sth. through sth. 通过A加强对B的掌控
The decision cements Hogan’s financial disadvantage in the race against Lt. cement巩固的可以是坏事
背句子：
Nothing cements a friendship between countries so much as trade.句型
Once a friendship is cemented it will last for life. 深厚的友谊地久天长
加强连：cement, consolidate, reinforce
