1.cement
英英释义：to make a relationship, idea etc stronger or more certain
2. “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”。
consolidate” “make something stronger”，cement 更富有画面感。
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”）。
3. 翻译:
八卦可以让人们迅速增强友谊。
The exchange of gossip can efficiently cement a friendship.
4. 场景: 练习能加强对单词的了解
造句: Practice can cement the understanding of vocabularies.
