harden

🇬🇧/ˈhɑːd(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/ˈhɑːrdn/📚 8379 253 2四级六级考研托福
When something hardens or when you harden it, it becomes stiff or firm. 使变硬; 变硬

verb [vt. 及物动词](使)变硬,坚固;(使)更坚定,更强硬;使变得冷酷无情,使麻木不仁;(使声音,面孔等)更严肃,更严厉;变明确;(价格、经济)变得更稳定;(股票、商品价格等)升水(上涨并保持高价位)

When an attitude or opinion hardens or is hardened, it becomes harsher, stronger, or fixed.
(使) 更坚定; (使) 更强硬

hard(坚硬的) + en(使) → 使变硬
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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。
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。
...a hardening of the government's attitude toward rebellious parts of the army. …政府对军队中反叛分子的态度的强硬化。
Her years of drunken bickering hardened my heart. 她常年醉酒吵闹让我的心麻木了。
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。
The varnish takes a few hours to harden. 清漆需要几个小时才能干透。