hardenhard•en /'hɑːd(ə)n/

vt

1. 使硬起来,使硬化

• Lime hardens water. 石灰使水硬化。

2. 使变得冷酷无情

• His mind was hardened against pity. 他的心肠硬得毫无怜悯之心。

3. 使更坚强；加强

• The teacher's encouragement hardened him in his determination to go to college. 老师的鼓励更加坚定了他上大学的决心。

vi

1. 变硬，硬化

• Clay hardens when it becomes dry. 粘土干了会变硬。

2. 变得冷酷，麻木不仁

• The young man is becoming hardened to failure. 这年轻人对失败逐渐变得不在乎了。

3. 变得坚强，能吃苦耐劳

• Life in the country hardened me. 农村的生活使我变得坚强起来。