学个词Learn a Word 第1325期 consolidate

　　今天我们要学的词是consolidate¹。 Consolidate, 巩固。 "The White House has been pressing Pakistan to conduct an offensive against Taliban in the tribal² area, but Pakistan insists it has to consolidate other military gains first," 白宫一直向巴基斯坦施压，要求在部落地区进行一次反塔利班围剿，但巴基斯坦表示，他们需要首先巩固其他地区的军事成果。 "The Department of Defense³ will hire more cyber-security experts to consolidate cyber safety," 国防部将雇佣更多网络安全专家，以巩固网络安全。好的， 今天我们学习的词是consolidate...

1 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。

2 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。