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V-ERG
(使)变坚硬;(使)变坚韧 If you toughen something or if it toughens, you make it stronger so that it will not break easily.
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Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins.
煮豆荚时别加盐，因为这常会使豆壳变硬。
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…toughened glass.
钢化玻璃
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VERB
加强，强化（政策、规章或惩罚）；使强硬 If a person, institution, or law toughens its policies, regulations, or punishments, it makes them firmer or stricter.
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Talks are under way to toughen trade restrictions...
加强贸易限制的会谈正在进行中。
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They have put considerable pressure on the Government to toughen its stance…
他们已对政府施加了相当大的压力，要求其采取强硬立场。
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British regulations are also being toughened.
英国的规章也正在变得更加严格。
- Toughen up means the same as toughen.toughen up 同 toughen
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The new law toughens up penalties for those that misuse guns.
新法对滥用枪支的处罚更为严厉。
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VERB
（经历）使坚强，使顽强 If an experience toughens you, it makes you stronger and more independent in character.
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They believe that participating in fights toughens boys and shows them how to be men.
他们认为参与打架会使男孩子变得坚强，教会他们怎样成为男人。
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…people who have been toughened by their daily circumstances.
被日常境况磨砺得坚韧顽强的人们
- Toughen up means the same as toughen.toughen up 同 toughen
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He thinks boxing is good for kids, that it toughens them up...
他认为拳击对小孩子有好处，可使他们变得坚强。
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My father tried to teach me to toughen up.
我父亲试图教我变得坚强。
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- Verb
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1. make tough or tougher;
- "This experience will toughen her"
