新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

harden

英 [ˈhɑːdən]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

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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