单词 | harden |
释义 | harden /hɑːdn; name hɑːrdn/ verb [intransitive] if prices harden, or if the market hardens, prices rise and stay high (价格等)上涨◆gold hardened to around $947 an ounce. 黄金价格上涨到每盎司 947 美元。☞ hardenharden/ˈhɑ:dn ||; ˈhɑrdṇ/verb1. [i,t] to become or to make sth hard or less likely to change (使)变硬或强硬: ◇the concrete will harden in 24 hours. 混凝土可于24小时内凝固。◇the firm has hardened its attitude on this question. 公司对这个问题的态度变得强硬了。 2. [t] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) harden sb (to sth/doing sth) to make sb less kind or less easily shocked 使心肠变硬;使见怪不怪: ◇a hardened reporter/criminal 铁石心肠的记者/罪犯◇police officers get hardened to seeing dead bodies. 警察看见尸体已经习以为常了。 3. [i] (used about a person's face, voice, etc) to become serious and unfriendly (指人的脸色、说话声音等)变得严峻hardensee ⇨ hard 3 hard·en /`hɑrdṇ; ˈhɑːdn/v 1. [i,t] to become firm or stiff, or to make something firm or stiff (使)变硬; (使)坚固; (使)硬化:◇the pottery has to harden before it's painted. 陶瓷在彩绘之前必须烧硬。 2. [i,t] to become less kind, less afraid, and more determined, or to make someone become like this (使)变得冷酷; (使)强硬; (使)坚定:◇ged's expression hardened when he saw her. 格德看到她表情就变冷酷了。 |
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