新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

harden

英  [ˈhɑːdən]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • hardens , hardening , hardened

    1[I 不及物动词] 使变硬 , 变硬

    When something hardens or when you harden it, it becomes stiff or firm.

    双语例句

    例:

    Mould the mixture into shape while hot, before it hardens.

    在混合物变硬之前,趁热将其塑造成形。

    2[I 不及物动词] (使)更坚定 , (使)更强硬

    When an attitude or opinion hardens or is hardened, it becomes harsher, stronger, or fixed.

    双语例句

    例:

    Their action can only serve to harden the attitude of landowners.

    他们的举动只会使土地所有者们的态度变得强硬。

    3[I 不及物动词] 使变得冷酷无情 , 变得冷酷无情

    When events harden people or when people harden, they become less easily affected emotionally and less sympathetic and gentle than they were before.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her years of drunken bickering hardened my heart.

    她多年来醉酒吵闹,我的心也麻木了。

    4[I 不及物动词] (表情或目光)突然显得严峻

    If you say that someone's face or eyes harden, you mean that they suddenly look serious or angry.

    双语例句

    例:

    His smile died and the look in his face hardened.

    他的微笑消失了,脸上的表情突然显得严峻。

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