harden

['hɑ:dn]

v. (使)变硬, (使)坚强

vt.

1. 使变硬; 使变坚固

He hardened his hold on the door.

他把门抓得更紧。

2. 使变得冷酷; 使麻木

Don't harden your heart against him.

别对他硬心肠。

3. 使(身心)坚强起来, 加强

Life in the mountains hardened me.

山里的生活使我坚强起来。

vi.

1. 变硬; 变坚固

Allow the clay to harden.

让粘土变硬。

2. 变冷酷; 变麻木

Dennis is becoming hardened to failure.

丹尼斯对失败变得麻木了。

3. 变坚强

Opposition to the government hardened after the massacre.

大屠杀使得对政府的反抗愈加激烈。

4. (价格, 通货等)变坚挺; 上涨

词形变化

动词过去式: hardened | 动词过去分词: hardened | 动词现在分词: hardening | 动词第三人称单数: hardens |

词义辨析

同义参见:

petrify  steel  strengthen  cake  thicken  acclimate  cohere  

反义:

vt.使坚固; 使变冷酷

soften  

英英释义

动词 harden:

become hard or harder

同义词：indurate

make hard or harder

同义词：indurate

harden by reheating and cooling in oil

同义词：temper

make fit

同义词：season

cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

同义词：inure, indurate

短语词组

harden to

1. 对某事变得麻木

Dennis is becoming hardened to failure.

丹尼斯对失败已变得麻木了。

补充

hardenharden[ˈhɑ:dn]vt. & vi.1.(使)变硬; (使)坚固; (使)硬化The snow hardened until ice was formed.雪成冰后变硬了。2.(使)变得坚强His mind hardened as he became used to difficulty.他坚强起来了, 因为他已习惯于困难。3.(使)变得冷酷无情The positions of the two sides hardened.双方的立场变得更强硬了。I hardened my heart against him.我硬起心肠来对待他。

例句

1. The glue will harden in under an hour.这种胶不到一小时就会硬化。 2. Mould the mixture into shape while hot, before it hardens.在混合物变硬之前趁热将其塑成形。 3. His smile died and the look in his face hardened.他的笑容消失了, 表情变得凝重起来。 4. Mr Naughton's face hardened.'I'm sorry you feel that way.'诺顿先生的脸沉下来, “很遗憾你会那么想。” 5. His resolve hardened in the face of further denials of the incident on the part of the management.面对资方进一步否认这个事件, 他更加坚定了决心。 6. The government's attitude has hardened and further negotiations are unlikely at this stage.政府的态度变得强硬了, 进一步的谈判在这个阶段是不可能的。 7. Property prices are just beginning to harden again.房地产价格正开始再次坚挺。 8. Give the cardboard two or three coats of varnish to harden it.在硬纸板上刷两三道清漆使其变硬。 9. This is then dipped in cold water to harden the wax.然后将其浸入冷水中使蜡凝固。 10. Life in the camp had hardened her considerably.野营生活让她变得相当坚强。 11. The protests can only serve to harden the attitude of the government.抗议只会使政府的态度更加强硬。 12. The war had hardened American resolve.战争更加坚定了美国人的决心。 13. I wanted to harden my heart to protect it from breaking even more.我想变得冷酷无情, 这样我就不会再心碎了。 14. Her years of drunken bickering hardened my heart.她多年来醉酒寻衅的恶习使我变得麻木。 15. With the temprature cool, magma would be hardened into rock.温度越来越低，岩浆也就变硬，最后成了岩石。 16. to harden the base with lime加石灰使地基牢固 17. He often went to the gym to harden his muscles.他过去常到健身房锻炼，以使他的肌肉强健。 18. His resolve was even more hardened to escape from captivity although it was impossible.尽管逃脱囚禁是根本不可能的事情，可他却更加坚定了逃脱的决心。 19. They had been hardened to the horrors of war.他们对战争的恐怖已变得麻木不仁了。 20. to harden one's heart变得冷酷无情 21. Your bread has hardened, how long?你的面包都变硬了，放了多久啦? 22. He hardened with youthful vigour after three years' army life.三年的军旅生活使他变得十分强壮，从他身上散发着青春的活力。 23. He, at last, hardened and talked about his own thoughts.最后，他终于鼓起勇气谈出了他自己的想法。 24. The viewpoints of the two parties hardened.双方的观点变得更强硬了。 25. She hardens to my coming.她对我的到来反应冷淡。 26. His face hardened when talked about the battle.在谈到那次战斗时，他的表情严峻起来。 27. [no obj.]wait for the glue to harden.等胶水干。 28. [with obj.]bricks which seem to have been hardened by firing.像似烧制变硬了的砖头。 29. [with obj.]she hardened her heart.她硬起心肠。 30. [no obj.]suspicion hardened into certainty.怀疑得到了证实。 31. The concrete will harden in 24 hours.混凝土可于24小时内凝固。 32. The firm has hardened its attitude on this question.公司对这个问题的态度变得强硬了。 33. a hardened reporter/criminal铁石心肠的记者／罪犯 34. Police officers get hardened to seeing dead bodies.警察看见尸体已经习以为常了。 35. It will take several hours for the concrete to harden (into a solid block).混凝土需要数小时才能变硬。 36. The gel hardens quickly.凝胶很快就变硬了。 37. The presence of certain substances in the blood can cause the arteries to harden.血液中某些物质会造成动脉硬化。 38. These additives are designed to harden the steel.使用这些添加剂是为了加强钢的硬度。 39. substances that can harden the arteries能使动脉硬化的物质 40. Opposition to the government has hardened as news of further scandals has leaked out.随着更多丑闻被披露，人们的反政府情绪变得更加强烈。 41. The news has hardened opposition to the government.这条消息使得人们的反政府情绪变得更加强烈。 42. He had been hardened by his years of military service.多年的军旅生涯使他变得冷酷无情。 43. Her voice/manner hardened as she spoke of her determination to win.当她说到决心获胜时，她的声音/态度变严肃了。 44. She hardened her heart against him.她对他不留情面。 45. a metal hardener金属硬化剂 46. hardening of the arteries动脉硬化