toughen
英 ['t?fn]
美['t?fn]
- vt. 使…堅韌；使…頑固
- vi. 變堅韌；變頑固
暢通詞匯低頻詞
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?toughens;過去式:?toughened;過去分詞:?toughened;現在分詞:?toughening;
中文詞源
toughen 使堅硬，堅強
來自 tough,堅硬的，堅強的，-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強。
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大的壓力，要求其采取強硬立場。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Talks are under way to toughen trade restrictions.
- 加強貿易限制的會談正在進行中。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins.
- 煮豆莢時別加鹽，因為這常會使豆殼變硬。
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強起來,并教我養成責任感.
來自百科語句