• vt. 使…堅韌；使…頑固
• vi. 變堅韌；變頑固

來自 tough,堅硬的，堅強的，-en,使。

toughen (v.)

1580s, from tough (adj.) + -en (1). Related: Toughened; toughening.

1. My father tried to teach me to toughen up.

我父親試圖教我變得堅強。

來自柯林斯例句

2. They have put considerable pressure on the Government to toughen its stance.

他們已對政府施加了相當大的壓力，要求其采取強硬立場。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Talks are under way to toughen trade restrictions.

加強貿易限制的會談正在進行中。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins.

煮豆莢時別加鹽，因為這常會使豆殼變硬。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Taking care of pooch was his attempt to toughen me up and teach me responsibility.

他盤算著通過照看普茨使我堅強起來,并教我養成責任感.

來自百科語句