harden 英 [ˈhɑ:dn]   美 [ˈhɑrdn]

harden

harden  英 [ˈhɑ:dn] 美 [ˈhɑrdn]

v. 变硬,变坚固;变冷酷 

进行时:hardening  过去式:hardened  过去分词:hardened  第三人称单数:hardens  名词复数:hardens 

The varnish takes a few hours to harden. 清漆需要几个小时才能干透。
a method for hardening and preserving wood 硬化和保存木料的方法

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  • v. 变硬,变坚固;变冷酷
  • 1. The varnish takes a few hours to harden.

    清漆需要几个小时才能干透。

  • 2. a method for hardening and preserving wood

    硬化和保存木料的方法

  • 3. He hardened his voice when he saw she wasn't listening.

    看到她没在听他讲话,他声音严厉起来。

  • 4. Their suspicions hardened into certainty.

    他们由怀疑变成肯定。

  • 5. The incident hardened her resolve to leave the company.

    这件事使她更加坚定了离开公司的决心。

  • 6. Joe sounded different, hardened by the war.

    乔让人觉得变了,因战争变得冷酷无情了。

  • harden (n.) c. 1200, transitive, "make (something) hard," from hard (adj.) + -en (1). Intransitive meaning "to become hard" is late 14c. The earlier verb was simply hard, from Old English heardian. Related: Hardened; hardening.
hard·en / ˈhɑːdn ; NAmE ˈhɑːrdn / verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to become or make sth become firm, stiff or solid (使)变硬,硬化 The varnish takes a few hours to harden. 清漆需要几个小时才能干透。 hardensth a method for hardening and preserving wood 硬化和保存木料的方法 2 [intransitive ,  transitive ] if your voice, face, etc. hardens,or you hardenit, it becomes more serious or severe (使声音、面孔等)更严肃,更严厉 Her face hardened into an expression of hatred. 她的脸沉下来,面带恨意。 hardensth He hardened his voice when he saw she wasn't listening. 看到她没在听他讲话,他声音严厉起来。 3 [intransitive ,  transitive ] if sb's feelings or attitudes hardenor sb/sth hardensthem, they become more fixed and determined (使)更坚定,更强硬 Public attitudes to the strike have hardened. 公众对这次罢工所持的态度已强硬起来。 Their suspicions hardened into certainty. 他们由怀疑变成肯定。 hardensth The incident hardened her resolve to leave the company. 这件事使她更加坚定了离开公司的决心。 4 [transitive ,  usually passive ] hardensb/sth/yourself to make sb less kind or less affected by extreme situations 使变得无情;使不被打动 Joe sounded different, hardened by the war. 乔让人觉得变了,因战争变得冷酷无情了。 They were hardened criminals (= they showed no regret for their crimes). 他们都是死不悔改的罪犯。 In this job you have to harden your heartto pain and suffering. 做这项工作面对伤痛和病患时你得保持沉着冷静。 hard·en·ing / ˈhɑːdnɪŋ ; NAmE ˈhɑːrdnɪŋ / noun [uncountable ,  singular ] hardening of the arteries 动脉硬化 a hardening of attitudes towards one-parent families 对单亲家庭态度的冷漠化 harden hardens hardened hardening hard·en / ˈhɑːdn ; NAmE ˈhɑːrdn / hard·en·ing / ˈhɑːdnɪŋ ; NAmE ˈhɑːrdnɪŋ /
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