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
***联想记忆词汇***
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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
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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I'm not sure that this conference is as good as last year's.
我确信这次会议不如去年的会议精彩。
One of the first jobs when you start work in an office is to learn how to use every piece of equipment.
你在办公室开始工作的第一件事就是要学会怎样使用办公室里的每样设备。
Over the next thirty-two years he fought for human rights and the rights of workers who were badly treated by their employers.
在后来的32年多的时间里，他一直为争取人权及那些受雇主虐待的工人们的权利而斗争。