4VERB 巩固;加强 Something that cements a relationship or agreement makes it stronger. 巩固;加强
Nothing cements a friendship between countries so much as trade. [VERB noun]
贸易最能增强国家间的友谊。
5N-UNCOUNT [usually with supplement]起巩固作用的因素;加强剂;纽带 The cement of a relationship or agreement is something that makes it stronger and more long-lasting. 起巩固作用的因素;加强剂;纽带 [literary]
...the power of the party, once the cement that held the Soviet Union together.
党的力量,曾经是保持苏联团结的黏合剂
In the old days, television was the cement of society.
过去,电视曾是团结社会的力量。
6VERB [usually passive]把…黏合;使黏结 If things are cemented together, they are stuck or fastened together. 把…黏合;使黏结
Most artificial joints are cemented into place. [beVERB-ed prep./adv.]