toughen

单词toughen

基本解释

v.: 加强；坚固；使更坚强；使坚韧
网络: 锻炼人；变坚韧；增韧

权威解释

• （使）坚硬，坚固:

  to become or make sth stronger, so that it is not easily cut, broken, etc.

• 加强，强化（法律、规定等）:

  to make sth such as laws or rules stricter

• 使更坚强；使坚韧:

  to make sb stronger and more able to deal with difficult situations

英汉解释

• 使韧

• 加强

• 使硬

• 使困难

• 坚韧;严厉

• 使…变得坚强起来

• 使[变]强韧;使[变]硬;使[变]强健;使[变]坚强,使[变]顽固;使[变]困难

词性分析

• 过去分词：toughened

• 现在分词：toughening

• 第三人称单数：toughens

同义词

v.strengthenhardenbuild upreinforcefortify

反义词

v.weaken

例句

• "One main problem is the abrasion factor, " he said. "You have to toughen up the skin on the bottom of your feet. "

  “一个主要问题是磨损因素，”他说，“你不得不使自己足底的皮肤变得更坚硬。”

• Over a period of two or three weeks, these fibres meld together to form thin, wet sheets of cellulose that toughen as they are dried out.

  经过2~3个星期，这些纤维素细丝相互形成薄薄的潮湿的一层纤维素垫子，当它们干燥的视乎就会变得非常坚韧。

• Certainly it has not proven to be a workable solution in the Niger Delta, where it has only served to toughen the militants.

  显然，这种办法在尼日尔三角洲被证明是行不通的，相反已让武装人员变得更强硬。

• Visiting the Kurils is the latest in a series of moves by Mr Medvedev in a month, indicating that he is trying to toughen up his image.

  视察南千岛群岛是梅德韦杰夫一个月来采取的一系列行动中最新的一个，表明他正试图让自己的形象变得更为强硬。

• However, urged by my renewed requests plus their intention to toughen my will in hard conditions, they finally agreed to let me have a try.

  但禁不住我的再三请求，同时也想让我受点磨炼，他们终于答应让我试试。

• The European Union today unveiled draft legislation to toughen up the policing of financial institutions and avoid another banking meltdown.

  欧洲联盟今天推出法律草案，将加强对金融机构的监管以避免另一次金融灾难。

• Members of the Senate also are pushing to give the White House new tools to toughen policy toward China.

  而参议院也有议员提倡给予白宫新的工具来强化对华政策。

• The Janpanese gov"t decided to ban exports to the DPRK and toughen restrictions on personnel flows as additional sanctions on Pyongyang.

  日本政府决定对朝鲜实施新的制裁措施，包括全面禁止对朝鲜出口物资，并在人员往来方面强化限制。

• A majority of Americans believe the U. S. needs to toughen its trade and economic policies toward China, that poll found.

  这项民调还发现，大多数美国人认为政府应该在贸易和经济政策上对中国持强硬态度。

• Xiang Xiang"s release came after nearly three years of training to toughen him up(2) at the research centre.

  祥祥在放归之前曾接受将近三年的生存训练。