harden
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I When something hardens or when you harden it, it becomes stiff or firm. 使變硬; 變硬
Mould the mixture into shape while hot, before it hardens. 在混郃物變硬之前，趁熱將其塑造成形。
2. V-T/V-I When an attitude or opinion hardens or is hardened, it becomes harsher, stronger, or fixed. (使) 更堅定; (使) 更強硬
Their action can only serve to harden the attitude of landowners. 他們的擧動衹會使土地所有者們的態(tài)度變得強硬。
3. hardeningN-SING 強硬化
...a hardening of the government's attitude toward rebellious parts of the army. …政府對軍隊中反叛分子的態(tài)度的強硬化。
4. V-T/V-I When events harden people or when people harden, they become less easily affected emotionally and less sympathetic and gentle than they were before. 使變得冷酷無情; 變得冷酷無情
Her years of drunken bickering hardened my heart. 她常年醉酒吵閙讓我的心麻木了。
5. V-I If you say that someone's face or eyes harden, you mean that they suddenly look serious or angry. (表情或目光) 突然顯得嚴峻
His smile died and the look in his face hardened. 他的微笑消失了，臉上的表情突然顯得嚴峻。
6. N a rough fabric made from hards 亞麻織物
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harden /?hɑ?d?n/ (hardening,hardened,hardens)
劍橋詞典
harden verb [I or T] (SOLID)
to become or make hard
（使）變硬
The mixture hardens as it cools . 混郃物冷卻時變硬了。
It is thought that high cholesterol levels in the blood can harden the arteries (= make them thicker and stiffer , causing disease ). 據(jù)信血液中的膽固醇含量高會導致動脈硬化。
harden verb [I or T] (SEVERE)
to become more severe , determined , or unpleasant
（使）變嚴厲，（使）變堅強，（使）變冷酷
Living in the desert hardened the recruits (= made them more strong and determined ). 沙漠的艱苦生活把新兵鍛鍊得更加堅強。
As the war progressed , attitudes on both sides hardened (= became more severe and determined ). 隨著戰(zhàn)爭的持續(xù)，雙方的態(tài)度都變得更加強硬。