cement

释义：to make a relationship, idea etc stronger or more certain

『“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”的表达相比，比如 “consolidate” “make something stronger”，cement 更富有画面感。』

例① 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。』

例② 相似的价值观和阅历可以加强关系

Shared values and experiences can cement a bond. 

例③ cement 的这种用法也是《经济学人》中的常客

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”）。

1 翻译：八卦可以让人们迅速增强友谊。

Talking about gossip can rapidly cement friendship.

（参考翻译: The exchange of gossip can efficiently cement a friendship.）

2. 造句练习:

场景: 中日双方进一步加强两国关系。

造句: China and Japan further cement the relations.