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  • v. 变坚韧;变健壮;变顽固
    • verb(动词)
      1. [ T ] 使坚韧;使变结实;加强
      2. [ I ] 变困难

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ T ] 使坚韧;使变结实;加强

      The UN announced its intentions to toughen sanctions still further.

      联合国宣布了要进一步加强制裁的意图。

      The government wants to toughen (up) the existing drug laws/controls.

      政府想要加强现有的有关毒品的法律/对毒品的控制措施。

      His time in the army certainly toughened him up.

      军旅生涯确实使他变得更加坚强。

      Car windows are usually made from toughened glass.

      汽车车窗通常是由钢化玻璃制成的。

    2. [ I ] 变困难

      Amid toughening competition in the market, many firms are going out of business.

      由于市场竞争愈趋激烈,许多公司只好歇业。

    实用短语

    1. toughen up

      使强壮,困难,坚强起来,变得坚强

    2. toughen glass

      钢化玻璃

    3. stump toughen

      残肢韧化

    4. strengthen and toughen

      增强增韧

    5. just for toughen oneself

      只为锻炼自己

    6. toughen one's scalp

      硬着头皮

    7. toughen up or something

      锻炼什么

    8. to toughen

      锻炼

    常用短语

    1. toughen up

      困难,使强壮

    单词用法

    词源考究
    来自tough,坚硬的,坚强的,-en,使。

    同义词

    同根词

    词根:tough

    adj.

    tough艰苦的,困难的;坚强的,不屈不挠的;坚韧的,牢固的;强壮的,结实的

    adv.

    tough强硬地,顽强地

    toughly固执地;强硬地

    n.

    tough恶棍

    toughness[力] 韧性;强健;有粘性

    vt.

    tough坚持;忍受,忍耐