英语词汇“toughen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense toughens, present participle toughening, past tense, past participle toughened

1. verb

If you toughen something or if it toughens, you make it stronger so that it will not break easily.

Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins. [VERB noun]

...toughened glass. [VERB-ed]

[Also VERB]

2. verb

If a person, institution, or law toughens its policies, regulations, or punishments, it makes them firmer or stricter.

Talks are under way to toughen trade restrictions. [VERB noun]

They have put considerable pressure on the Government to toughen its stance. [VERB noun]

British regulations are also being toughened. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: make stricter, tighten, stiffen, beef up [informal] More Synonyms of toughen

Toughen up means the same as toughen.

The new law toughens up penalties for those that misuse guns. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

3. verb

If an experience toughens you, it makes you stronger and more independent in character.

They believe that participating in fights toughens boys and shows them how to bemen. [VERB noun]

...people who have been toughened by their daily circumstances. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: harden, strengthen, fortify, brutalize More Synonyms of toughen

Toughen up means the same as toughen.

He thinks boxing is good for kids, that it toughens them up. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

My father tried to teach me to toughen up. [VERB PARTICLE]

[Also VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

More Synonyms of toughen

单词	toughen
释义	Trends of toughen View usage for: toughen (tʌfən) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense toughens, present participle toughening, past tense, past participle toughened 1. verb If you toughen something or if it toughens, you make it stronger so that it will not break easily. Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins. [VERB noun] ...toughened glass. [VERB-ed] [Also VERB] 2. verb If a person, institution, or law toughens its policies, regulations, or punishments, it makes them firmer or stricter. Talks are under way to toughen trade restrictions. [VERB noun] They have put considerable pressure on the Government to toughen its stance. [VERB noun] British regulations are also being toughened. [VERB noun] Synonyms: make stricter, tighten, stiffen, beef up [informal] More Synonyms of toughen Toughen up means the same as toughen. The new law toughens up penalties for those that misuse guns. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. verb If an experience toughens you, it makes you stronger and more independent in character. They believe that participating in fights toughens boys and shows them how to bemen. [VERB noun] ...people who have been toughened by their daily circumstances. [VERB noun] Synonyms: harden, strengthen, fortify, brutalize More Synonyms of toughen Toughen up means the same as toughen. He thinks boxing is good for kids, that it toughens them up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] My father tried to teach me to toughen up. [VERB PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] More Synonyms of toughen toughen in British English (ˈtʌfən) verb to make or become tough or tougher toughen in American English (ˈtʌfən) verb transitive, verb intransitive to make or become tough or tougher Derived forms toughener (ˈtoughener) noun Examples of 'toughen' in a sentence toughen Their attitude to public money must toughen up. The Sun (2016) She added it was'crucial' the law was toughened up. The Sun (2017) Ministers are already planning to toughen sanctions for data protection offences. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Now a wildlife expert is calling for laws to be toughened. The Sun (2014) She noticeably toughened her stance at the end of last year. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It has toughened glass plus a steel band around the edge that holds the antenna. The Sun (2010) These guys work out with them all the time and it must really toughen them up. Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986) The law on rioting must be toughened. The Sun (2011) All the fight scenes must have toughened him up. The Sun (2006) He has written to council chiefs to seek their views on how the laws can be toughened up. The Sun (2008) That's where we have to toughen up a bit more. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Admittedly, it does need to be toughened glass. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The experience naturally toughened and battle-hardened men who had essentially been at peace for all of their careers. Admiral Sandy Woodward, With Patrick Robinson ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003) The experience toughened his character. Times, Sunday Times (2016) UK universities must also toughen up. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They said the skin just had to toughen up a bit,' she said. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Don't be too precious about your flora: toughen things up a bit. Times, Sunday Times (2008) On a steel bone structure are hung moulded, white toughened glass panels, each one unique. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It was neither toughened nor safety glass,' she told the court. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Don't worry - the tiger is safely behind toughened glass. Times, Sunday Times (2011) And the England playmaker insists the Gunners must toughen up to compete for the big prizes. The Sun (2011) But there's no paws for alarm, as the beast is safely behind a thick sheet of toughened glass. The Sun (2016) She also hit back at cops to insist cabinet ministers DID tell them to toughen up their stance on the rioting last week. The Sun (2011) In other languages toughen British English: toughen VERB If you toughen something or if it toughens, you make it stronger so that it will not break easily. Months of walking barefoot had toughened his feet. American English: toughen Brazilian Portuguese: fortalecer Chinese: 使坚硬 European Spanish: endurecer French: endurcir German: hart machen Italian: rendere più resistente Japanese: 強健にする Korean: 단단하게 하다 European Portuguese: fortalecer Latin American Spanish: endurecer 1 (verb) in the sense of harden Definition to make or become tough or tougher laminated and toughened glass Synonyms harden Mould the mixture into shape before it hardens. season Both actors seem to have been seasoned by experience. strengthen Any experience can teach and strengthen you. reinforce They had to reinforce the walls with exterior beams. temper a new way of tempering glass fortify The volunteers were fortified by their patriotic belief. thicken stiffen proposals to stiffen the penalties for tax evasion coarsen rigidify 2 (verb) in the sense of make stricter Definition to make or become tough or tougher Talks are underway to toughen trade restrictions. Synonyms make stricter tighten They have tightened security along the border. stiffen The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen. beef up (informal) toughen up make more severe 3 (verb) in the sense of harden Definition to make or become tough or tougher people who have been toughened by their daily circumstances Synonyms harden Their action can only serve to harden the attitude of landowners. strengthen Such antagonism, he has asserted, strengthened his resolve. fortify This water has been fortified with vitamin C. brutalize He was selfish, guarded, brutalized by his Civil War experiences. inure steel case-harden harshen make resilient Additional synonyms in the sense of brutalize Definition to make or become brutal He was selfish, guarded, brutalized by his Civil War experiences. Synonyms dehumanize, corrupt, harden, degrade, toughen, desensitize, bestialize in the sense of coarsen Definition to make or become coarse Synonyms roughen, dull, blunt, harden, callous, deaden, desensitize, anaesthetize, indurate in the sense of fortify Definition to strengthen physically, mentally, or morally The volunteers were fortified by their patriotic belief. Synonyms sustain, encourage, confirm, cheer, strengthen, reassure, brace, stiffen, hearten, embolden, invigorate Synonyms of 'toughen' toughen Explore 'toughen' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of fortify This water has been fortified with vitamin C. Synonyms strengthen, add alcohol to in the sense of reinforce Definition to make physically stronger or harder They had to reinforce the walls with exterior beams. Synonyms support, strengthen, fortify, toughen, stress, prop, supplement, emphasize, underline, harden, bolster, stiffen, shore up, buttress in the sense of season Definition to make experienced Both actors seem to have been seasoned by experience. Synonyms make experienced, train, mature, prepare, discipline, harden, accustom, toughen, inure, habituate, acclimatize, anneal in the sense of stiffen Definition to make or become stiff or stiffer proposals to stiffen the penalties for tax evasion Synonyms strengthen, reinforce, harden, toughen in the sense of stiffen Definition to make or become stiff or stiffer The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen. Synonyms tighten, tense (up), tauten, become stiff in the sense of strengthen Definition to become stronger or make (something) stronger Any experience can teach and strengthen you. Synonyms bolster, harden, reinforce, give a boost to in the sense of strengthen Definition to become stronger or make (something) stronger Such antagonism, he has asserted, strengthened his resolve. Synonyms fortify, encourage, harden, toughen, fuel, steel, consolidate, stiffen, hearten, buoy up, gee up, brace up, vitalize, give new energy to in the sense of temper Definition to reduce the brittleness of (a hardened metal) by reheating it and allowing it to cool a new way of tempering glass Synonyms strengthen, harden, toughen, anneal in the sense of tighten Definition to make or become tight or tighter They have tightened security along the border. Synonyms increase, heighten, toughen (up), beef up (informal), crank up (informal), scale up, make stricter, make more rigorous
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