harden
英 ['hɑːd(ə)n]
美 ['hɑrdn]
- vi. 变硬，变坚固；变坚强；变冷酷
- vt. 使…变硬；使…坚强；使…冷酷；使…麻木不仁
- n. (Harden)人名；(英、德、罗、瑞典)哈登；(法)阿尔当
中文词源
harden 使变硬来自hard,硬的，-en,使。
英文词源
- harden (n.)
- c. 1200, transitive, "make (something) hard," from hard (adj.) + -en (1). Intransitive meaning "to become hard" is late 14c. The earlier verb was simply hard, from Old English heardian. Related: Hardened; hardening.
双语例句
- 1. Give the cardboard two or three coats of varnish to harden it.
- 在纸板上涂两三层清漆使其变硬。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Their action can only serve to harden the attitude of landowners.
- 他们的行动只会让土地拥有者的态度变得更坚定。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The varnish takes a few hours to harden.
- 清漆需要几个小时才能干透。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Hot steel is quenched to harden it.
- 烧热的钢放入水中骤冷使之坚硬.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Test to see if the finish is tacky, and if it is, leave it to harden.
- 看看最后一道漆干了没有，要是没干，就先让它干透。
来自柯林斯例句