糖果单词 7.21 fortify, crisis, fickle

Prayer fortified us during our crisis.

祷告使我们在关键时刻变坚强。

fortify      /ˈfɔːrtɪfaɪ/

v. fortify something (against somebody/something) to make a place more able to resist attack; to make somebody/ yourself feel stronger, braver.

增强，强化（建筑防御上）；鼓励，强化（使人更坚强更勇敢）

Eg. He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink.

他用热饮帮助自己抵御严寒。

crisis    /ˈkraɪsɪs/

n. a time of great danger, difficulty or confusion when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made

危机，关键时刻。

Eg1. a political/financial crisis.

政治危机/金融危机

Eg2. Yiting was suffering a crisis of confidence among her classmates.

一婷和她的同学们正遭受信任危机。

It’s the third time that he changed his mind; he is so fickle.

这是他第三次改变注意了，他可真善变。

fickle    /ˈfɪkl/

adj. likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason

反复无常的，轻浮的，（爱情或友情上）善变的

Eg. She's so fickle - she's never been interested in the same man for more than a week!

她太花心了！她从来没对一个男人有兴趣超过一星期！

Eg2. The weather here is fickle.

这里的天气变幻无常。