4VERB 鞏固;加強 Something that cements a relationship or agreement makes it stronger. 鞏固;加強
Nothing cements a friendship between countries so much as trade. [VERB noun]
貿易最能增強國家間的友誼。
5N-UNCOUNT [usually with supplement]起鞏固作用的因素;加強劑;紐帶 The cement of a relationship or agreement is something that makes it stronger and more long-lasting. 起鞏固作用的因素;加強劑;紐帶 [literary]
...the power of the party, once the cement that held the Soviet Union together.
黨的力量,曾經是保持蘇聯團結的黏合劑
In the old days, television was the cement of society.
過去,電視曾是團結社會的力量。
6VERB [usually passive]把…黏合;使黏結 If things are cemented together, they are stuck or fastened together. 把…黏合;使黏結
Most artificial joints are cemented into place. [beVERB-ed prep./adv.]