enrich
/ɪnˈrɪtʃ/verb
with obj.
1
- improve or enhance the quality or value of改善(或提高)…的质量(或价值); 充实, 使丰富:
her exposure to museums enriched her life in France.
经常参观博物馆丰富了她在法国的生活。
1.1
- (常作 be enriched)add to the nutritive value of (food) by adding vitamins or nutrients(通过添加维生素或营养素)增加(食品)的营养价值, 强化:
porridge oats enriched with extra oat bran.
添加了燕麦麸的营养麦片粥。
1.2
- add to the cultural, intellectual, or spiritual wealth of丰富…的内容(或内涵):
the collection was enriched by a bequest of graphic works.
遗赠的绘画作品丰富了收藏品的内涵。
1.3
- usu. as adj. enriched increase the proportion of a particular isotope in (an element), especially that of the fissile isotope U-235 in uranium so as to make it more powerful or explosive使(同位素)浓缩。
2
- make (someone) wealthy or wealthier使(某人)富裕(或更富裕):
top party members had enriched themselves.
党的高级领导者们都已使自己富了起来。
派生词
enrichment
noun词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'make wealthy'): from Old French enrichir, from en- 'in' + riche 'rich'.