托福词汇：CEMENT

cement [si'ment] US UK

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n. 水泥；胶泥，胶接剂

v. 胶合；巩固，加强

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noun

【释义】

a grey powder made from lime and clay that becomes hard when it is mixed with water and allowed to dry, and that is used in building

水泥;

【例句】

a bag of cement

一袋水泥

【释义】

a thick sticky substance that becomes very hard when it dries and is used for filling holes or sticking things together

胶接剂，接合剂

verb

【释义】

also cement over to cover something with cement

在…上抹水泥

【释义】

to make a relationship between people, countries, or organizations firm and strong

加强，巩固〔关系〕:

【例句】

They want to cement a good working relationship between the government and trade unions.

他们想要加强政府和工会之间良好的工作关系。