Reinforce in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo make a structure stronger by adding material or support to it.

Definition in Japanese足りない強さを、材料や支えを足して補うこと。

Example sentences

• 屋根(やね)の骨組(ほねぐ)みを補強(ほきょう)しないと、新(あたら)しい瓦(かわら)はのせられないと屋根屋(やねや)さんに言(い)われた。🔊

  The roofers wouldn't put the new tiles on until we reinforced the roof frame.

• 父(ちち)がねじを何本(なんぼん)か足(た)してはしごを補強(ほきょう)したけど、それでもまだ信用(しんよう)できない。🔊

  Dad reinforced the ladder with a few extra screws, but I still don't trust it.

• 工事(こうじ)で運休(うんきゅう)してる間(あいだ)に、道床(どうしょう)の荷重(かじゅう)を支(ささ)える層(そう)を補強(ほきょう)するんだって。🔊

  They'll reinforce the load-bearing layers of the track bed during the closure.

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