toughen

KK [ˋtʌfən] /ˈtʌfən/

動詞

  1. 1

    加強、強化、使更嚴格

    The government plans to toughen the laws on drunk driving.

    政府打算加強酒駕相關的法規。

  2. 2

    使堅韌、變硬、使更耐用

    The glass is heated and cooled to toughen it.

    這種玻璃經過加熱與冷卻處理以增加韌性。

  3. 3

    使堅強、磨練、變得堅強

    Years of hard work toughened him considerably.

    多年的辛勞讓他變得堅強許多。

片語動詞

  1. 1

    堅強起來、變得更堅強口語

    You need to toughen up if you want to survive in this industry.

    你想在這行生存下去,就得堅強一點。

toughen — 英漢字典