toughen
- vt. 使…堅(jiān)韌;使…頑固
- vi. 變堅(jiān)韌;變頑固
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
來自 tough,堅(jiān)硬的,堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的,-en,使。
英文詞源
- toughen (v.)
- 1580s, from tough (adj.) + -en (1). Related: Toughened; toughening.
雙語例句
- 1. My father tried to teach me to toughen up.
- 我父親試圖教我變得堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They have put considerable pressure on the Government to toughen its stance.
- 他們已對政府施加了相當(dāng)大的壓力,要求其采取強(qiáng)硬立場。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Talks are under way to toughen trade restrictions.
- 加強(qiáng)貿(mào)易限制的會談?wù)谶M(jìn)行中。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins.
- 煮豆莢時(shí)別加鹽,因?yàn)檫@常會使豆殼變硬。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Taking care of pooch was his attempt to toughen me up and teach me responsibility.
- 他盤算著通過照看普茨使我堅(jiān)強(qiáng)起來,并教我養(yǎng)成責(zé)任感.
來自百科語句