单词 | harden |
释义 | harden¹ 🄰 vi. 1.substance +变硬;硬化;固化 The glue will harden in under an hour.这种胶不到一小时就会硬化。 Mould the mixture into shape while hot, before it hardens.在混合物变硬之前趁热将其塑成形。 2.(become tougher)person +变得坚强;face, expression +变得严厉;变得冷酷 His smile died and the look in his face hardened.他的笑容消失了, 表情变得凝重起来。 Mr Naughton's face hardened.'I'm sorry you feel that way.'诺顿先生的脸沉下来, “很遗憾你会那么想。” 3.(become stronger)变得坚固 4.attitude, position, resolve +变得坚定;变得强硬;position, stance +变得稳固 His resolve hardened in the face of further denials of the incident on the part of the management.面对资方进一步否认这个事件, 他更加坚定了决心。 The government's attitude has hardened and further negotiations are unlikely at this stage.政府的态度变得强硬了, 进一步的谈判在这个阶段是不可能的。 5.prices +变得坚挺 Property prices are just beginning to harden again.房地产价格正开始再次坚挺。 6.(rise)上涨 🄱 vt. 1.+ substance使变硬;使硬化;使固化;+ steel把…淬火 Give the cardboard two or three coats of varnish to harden it.在硬纸板上刷两三道清漆使其变硬。 This is then dipped in cold water to harden the wax.然后将其浸入冷水中使蜡凝固。 2.(make tougher)+ person使变得强健;使变得严厉;使变得冷酷 Life in the camp had hardened her considerably.野营生活让她变得相当坚强。 3.(make stronger)使更坚固 4.+ attitude, position, resolve使更坚定;使更强硬;+ position, stance使更稳固 The protests can only serve to harden the attitude of the government.抗议只会使政府的态度更加强硬。 The war had hardened American resolve.战争更加坚定了美国人的决心。 idiom ◆to harden your heart变得冷酷无情;变得麻木不仁 I wanted to harden my heart to protect it from breaking even more.我想变得冷酷无情, 这样我就不会再心碎了。 Her years of drunken bickering hardened my heart.她多年来醉酒寻衅的恶习使我变得麻木。 Phrasal Verbsharden off,harden up harden² 粗亚麻布 |
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