Harden
[ 'hɑrdn ]
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vt. 使硬化;使经得起考验;使无情;使轮廓鲜明;
vi. 变硬或更硬;变稳定;变习惯;
💡 词根助记
hard硬的+en变成 →使变硬
📝 例句
Dennis is becoming hardened to failure.
丹尼斯对失败变得麻木了。
Don't harden your heart against him.
别对他硬心肠。
They harden clay by putting it in a fire.
他们把粘土坯放在炉火里使其变硬。
To quench steel is that hot steel is quenched to harden it.
淬钢就是烧热的钢置入水中骤冷使之坚硬。
Life in the mountains hardened me.
山里的生活使我坚强起来。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ hard-坚硬的,en-动缀“使…”:使某物比原来变得坚硬
※ harden-变硬,garden-花园:用变硬的水泥块做成花园里的假山
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✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
harden
v
1
(a) [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become hard, strong, unyielding, etc （使某事物）变硬、 变坚强、 变坚定等
The varnish takes a few minutes to harden. 清漆几分钟就能变硬.
Attitudes to the strike have hardened on both sides. 双方对罢工所持的态度更加强硬了.
For her own good, you must harden your heart, ie not allow yourself to show love, pity, etc. 替她著想, 你不能心软（不要流露自己的爱、 同情等）.
(b) [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (to sth) make sb less sensitive (to sth) 使某人（对某事）麻木不仁或毫不在乎
a hardened criminal, ie one who shows no sign of shame or repentance 怙恶不悛的罪犯
He became hardened to the suffering around him. 他对周围的苦难现象已经见怪不怪了.
2 (phr v) harden (sth) off (cause young plants, esp seedlings to) become strong enough for planting outside （使幼小植物, 尤指幼苗）增强耐受能力以备露天种植.
🎯 考研助记
hard + en
🔁 扩展释义
*[hɑ:dn]vt. 使变硬, 使坚强, 使冷酷vi. 变硬, 变冷酷【机】 增加硬度, 使之硬化相关词组: harden sb to sth
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The ground supported fewer plants, and the insects which lived on these plants died out.
地上长的植物少了，生活在这些植物上的昆虫就消亡了。
When you place a sheet of paper in a fax machine, the machine reads the writing on the page and changes the shapes of letters into electronic signals.
当你把一张纸放进传真机里，机器就会"读"纸上的字迹，把字的形状变为电子符号。
Thousands joined him when he led a march to the coast, with the purpose of making a little salt when he reached the sea.
为了生产一点盐，他带领游行队伍向海滨前进，当他们到达海滨时，成千上万的人参加了进来。