toughen

及物动词使变坚韧; 使变坚强; 使变强硬; 使变顽强

不及物动词变坚韧; 变坚强; 变强硬; 变顽强

1. 变坚韧：toughen up 困难 | toughen 变坚韧 | toughie 流氓

2. 变顽固：touchline 边线界线 | toughen 变顽固 | toughie 粗暴的人

3. 韧化：toughcoppercake 韧铜 | toughen 韧化 | toughenedglass 淬火玻璃 钢化玻璃

4. 使(变)坚韧：12. leave the door open to ... 让门敞开着 | 13. sadism 虐待狂,残忍 | 14 toughen 使(变)坚韧

1. (使)变坚硬;(使)变坚韧
    If you toughen something or if it toughens, you make it stronger so that it will not break easily.

    e.g. Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins.
           煮豆荚时别加盐，因为这常会使豆壳变硬。
    e.g. …toughened glass.
           钢化玻璃

2. 加强，强化（政策、规章或惩罚）；使强硬
    If a person, institution, or law toughens its policies, regulations, or punishments, it makes them firmer or stricter.

    e.g. Talks are under way to toughen trade restrictions...
           加强贸易限制的会谈正在进行中。
    e.g. They have put considerable pressure on the Government to toughen its stance…
           他们已对政府施加了相当大的压力，要求其采取强硬立场。

3. （经历）使坚强，使顽强
    If an experience toughens you, it makes you stronger and more independent in character.

    e.g. They believe that participating in fights toughens boys and shows them how to be men.
           他们认为参与打架会使男孩子变得坚强，教会他们怎样成为男人。
    e.g. …people who have been toughened by their daily circumstances.
           被日常境况磨砺得坚韧顽强的人们

1. toughen的近义词

1. Medvedev demanded that lawmakers draft changes to toughen the criminal punishment for failing to comply with fire safety standards.

2. Another Beijing government spokesman said the city will soon toughen fines for restaurants and cafes where the smokers are most densely gathered.

3. But trade experts widely believe the Bush administration may depart from its current moderation and toughen its stance ahead of the 2004 presidential elections.

4. China's labour authorities have vowed to toughen up their regulation of organizations responsible for sending Chinese workers abroad and prevent illegal emigration.

5. You say we should encourage the youth to toughen their willpower and ability to take on challenges.

6. toughen是什么意思

6. The other event that prompted Moscow to toughen up is the expulsion by the British government on July 16 of four Russian diplomats.

7. toughen是什么意思

7. He said the country should quicken legislation moves to toughen the fight on infringement upon privacy.

8. One such case involves the EPA's decision last month to toughen the ozone health standard, reducing the allowable concentration in the air.

9. What you are after is lean or lightly marbled meat that will not seize up and toughen during cooking.

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10. US forces would toughen efforts to stop looting and hold suspects for longer, but he denied reports soldiers had been ordered to shoot looters on sight.

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