strengthen ties

/ˈstrɛŋ.θən taɪz/· verb phrase

政治/外交/军事B2

strengthen ties
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Chinese meaning

加jiā强qiáng关guān系xì,深shēn化huà联lián系xì

使shǐ双shuāng方fāng关guān系xì更gèng加jiā牢láo固gù

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欧ōu盟méng通tōng过guò投tóu资zī加jiā深shēn与yǔ格gé陵líng兰lán的de伙huǒ伴bàn关guān系xì

Example

as part of a package intended to strengthen ties with the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

欧ōu盟méng委wěi员yuán会huì主zhǔ席xí冯féng德dé莱lái恩ēn预yù计jì将jiāng于yú周zhōu一yī公gōng布bù对duì格gé陵líng兰lán的de新xīn一yī轮lún投tóu资zī,作zuò为wéi旨zhǐ在zài加jiā强qiáng与yǔ这zhè个ge半bàn自zì治zhì丹dān麦mài领lǐng地dì关guān系xì的de一yī揽lǎn子zi计jì划huà的de一yī部bù分fèn。

Source: TIME · 7 Sep 2026

Background ✎

欧ōu盟méng委wěi员yuán会huì主zhǔ席xí冯féng德dé莱lái恩ēn到dào访fǎng格gé陵líng兰lán,宣xuān布bù将jiāng在zài关guān键jiàn矿kuàng产chǎn、卫wèi星xīng通tōng信xìn和hé可kě再zài生shēng能néng源yuán领lǐng域yù推tuī出chū大dà额é投tóu资zī。她tā称chēng格gé陵líng兰lán为wèi「家jiā人rén」,意yì在zài深shēn化huà双shuāng方fāng伙huǒ伴bàn关guān系xì,此cǐ举jǔ正zhèng值zhí特tè朗lǎng普pǔ多duō次cì威wēi胁xié吞tūn并bìng格gé陵líng兰lán之zhī际jì。

Roots · etymology

strengthen 由 strength 加使动后缀 -en 构成;tie 源古英语 tēag(绳索),喻人际/邦交纽带

  • strength(力量)+ -en(使动后缀,使…)→ strengthen;tie(绳带,喻纽带)

Collocations

  • strengthen ties with / deepen ties / diplomatic ties

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