toughen

英 ['tʌfn] 美 ['tʌfn]

• v. 变坚韧；变健壮；变顽固

英英释义

Verb:

1. make tough or tougher;

   "This experience will toughen her"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. This experience will toughen her.
   这次经历会让他变坚韧。
2. The company leader said that army life would toughen the recruits up.
   连长说军队生活可以使新兵锻炼得更坚强。
3. All this mountain climbing will toughen the boys up.
   这些爬山运动会把孩子们锻炼得身强体壮。

经典引文

• I hate my school..but Daddy was adamant. He said it would toughen me up.

  出自： C. Harkness

• Old sandals, the leather stained and toughened by sea water.

  出自： P. D. James

词汇搭配

• toughen up （形势）变困难...

近反义词

【近义词】

• strengthen 加强
• harden (使)变硬
• build up 建立
• reinforce 加固
• fortify 加强
• shore up 支撑
• beef up 加强
• firm up 巩固
• acclimate 使习惯于新环境...
• steel 钢铁