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hard·en AHD[härʹdn] D.J.[ˈhɑːdn]K.K.[ˈhɑrdņ]v.（动词）hard.ened, hard.en.ing, hard.ens v.tr.（及物动词）- To make hard or harder.使硬化：使变硬或更硬
- To enable to withstand physical or mental hardship.使经得起考验：使能经受住身体的或精神上的困苦
- To make unfeeling, unsympathetic, or callous:使无情：使没有感情、无同情心或冷酷："To love love and not its meaning hardens the heart in monstrous ways"(Archibald MacLeish)“不是用爱的本质去爱，会使人在许多方面变得冷酷无情”(阿奇博尔德·麦克利什)
- To make sharp, as in outline.使轮廓鲜明
- To protect (nuclear weapons) by surrounding with earth or concrete.用围墙保护：用泥土或混凝土围住以保护（核武器）
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To become hard or harder.变硬或更硬
- To rise and become stable. Used of prices.变稳定：上涨且变得稳定。用于价格
- To become inured.变习惯
harden, acclimate, acclimatize, season, toughen- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to make resistant to hardship, especially through continued exposure": 这些动词所共有的中心意思是“使对艰难困苦有抵抗力，尤指通过连续的暴露于困难面前”： was hardened to life on the frontier;顽强地面对前线的生活；is becoming acclimated to the tropical heat;对热带的高度逐渐适应；was acclimatized by long hours to overwork;由于长时间的磨炼而适应超负荷劳动；became seasoned to life in prison;对监狱的生活习以为常；toughened by experience and criticism. soften 由于坎坷的经历和人们的指责而麻木不仁 soften
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