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harden v.(使)变硬；(使)坚强 (1) 他们把粘土坯放在炉火里使其变硬。(2) 清漆几分钟就能变硬。(3) 莱德尔太太后来说，有一位晨报的编辑帮助她，让她面对这些信件而变得坚强。

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英 ['hɑːdn] 美 ['hɑːrdn] (1) They harden clay by putting it in a fire.(2) The varnish takes a few minutes to harden.(3) Missus Lederer later said that one Sun-Times editor helped her harden herself to those stories. 1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）变硬；（使）硬化 When something hardens or when you harden it, it becomes stiff or firm.   [V]  [V n]Mould the mixture into shape while hot, before it hardens...在混合物还没有变硬之前，趁热将它塑成形。Give the cardboard two or three coats of varnish to harden it.在纸板上涂两三层清漆使其变硬。2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）（态度、想法）变得更坚定；（使）变得更强硬 When an attitude or opinion hardens or is hardened, it becomes harsher, stronger, or fixed.   [V n]  [V]Their action can only serve to harden the attitude of landowners...他们的行动只会让土地拥有者的态度变得更坚定。The bitter split which has developed within Solidarity is likely to harden further into separation.团结工会内部已产生的不愉快分歧可能会进一步演变为分裂。hardening...a hardening of the government's attitude towards rebellious parts of the army.政府对待部队中反叛分子的态度更强硬3[VERB 动词]（价格、经济）变得更稳定 When prices and economies harden, they become much more stable than they were.   [V]Property prices are just beginning to harden again.房地产价格刚开始重新趋于稳定。4[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）变得坚强；（使）变得冷酷无情；（使）变得麻木不仁 When events harden people or when people harden, they become less easily affected emotionally and less sympathetic and gentle than they were before.   [V n]  [V against n]Her years of drunken bickering hardened my heart...她多年来醉酒寻衅的恶习让我变得麻木。She was hardened by the rigours of the Siberian steppes...西伯利亚大草原的艰苦环境使她变得坚强起来。All of a sudden my heart hardened against her.突然间我对她硬起了心肠。5[VERB 动词]（表情、眼神）变得严肃，变得不快 If you say that someone's face or eyes harden, you mean that they suddenly look serious or angry.   [V]His smile died and the look in his face hardened.他的笑容消失了，脸上的表情严肃了起来。

英语单词	harden
英美音标	英 ['hɑːdn] 美 ['hɑːrdn]
中文释义	v.(使)变硬；(使)坚强
英语例句	(1) They harden clay by putting it in a fire. (2) The varnish takes a few minutes to harden. (3) Missus Lederer later said that one Sun-Times editor helped her harden herself to those stories.
中文例句	(1) 他们把粘土坯放在炉火里使其变硬。 (2) 清漆几分钟就能变硬。 (3) 莱德尔太太后来说，有一位晨报的编辑帮助她，让她面对这些信件而变得坚强。
柯林斯解释	1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）变硬；（使）硬化 When something hardens or when you harden it, it becomes stiff or firm. [V] [V n] Mould the mixture into shape while hot, before it hardens... 在混合物还没有变硬之前，趁热将它塑成形。 Give the cardboard two or three coats of varnish to harden it. 在纸板上涂两三层清漆使其变硬。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）（态度、想法）变得更坚定；（使）变得更强硬 When an attitude or opinion hardens or is hardened, it becomes harsher, stronger, or fixed. [V n] [V] Their action can only serve to harden the attitude of landowners... 他们的行动只会让土地拥有者的态度变得更坚定。 The bitter split which has developed within Solidarity is likely to harden further into separation. 团结工会内部已产生的不愉快分歧可能会进一步演变为分裂。 hardening ...a hardening of the government's attitude towards rebellious parts of the army. 政府对待部队中反叛分子的态度更强硬 3 [VERB 动词]（价格、经济）变得更稳定 When prices and economies harden, they become much more stable than they were. [V] Property prices are just beginning to harden again. 房地产价格刚开始重新趋于稳定。 4 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）变得坚强；（使）变得冷酷无情；（使）变得麻木不仁 When events harden people or when people harden, they become less easily affected emotionally and less sympathetic and gentle than they were before. [V n] [V against n] Her years of drunken bickering hardened my heart... 她多年来醉酒寻衅的恶习让我变得麻木。 She was hardened by the rigours of the Siberian steppes... 西伯利亚大草原的艰苦环境使她变得坚强起来。 All of a sudden my heart hardened against her. 突然间我对她硬起了心肠。 5 [VERB 动词]（表情、眼神）变得严肃，变得不快 If you say that someone's face or eyes harden, you mean that they suddenly look serious or angry. [V] His smile died and the look in his face hardened. 他的笑容消失了，脸上的表情严肃了起来。

Harden [V N V Erg 及物/不及物动词 Attitude Ed Varnish