中英词典:HaRdEn
形容词
1. 坚硬的;硬化的
英文释义:to make or become hard or harder
例句:The cement will harden in a few hours.(这种水泥几个小时后就会变硬。)
2. 冷酷的;无情的
英文释义:to make or become unfeeling or unyielding
例句:The supervisor's heart had hardened towards her.(主管对她的心已变得冷酷无情。)
名词
1. 坚硬的东西;硬度
英文释义:the state or quality of being hard
例句:The hardness of the metal increased after the heat treatment.(金属在热处理后变得更加坚硬。)
2. (尤指对他人感情的)冷酷无情
英文释义:the act or state of being unfeeling or unyielding, especially in regard to others' emotions
例句:His harden towards her was evident in his lack of empathy.(他对她的冷淡在他缺乏同情心上表露无遗。)
词语辨析
1. hard, solid, firm
中文释义:这三个词都有“坚硬的”意思,但用法上有所区别。hard强调抗压抗撞击的坚硬;solid强调内部结构紧密,不易变形;firm则侧重于能够抵御扭曲或变形。
例句:The table is made of solid wood.(这张桌子是实木的。)
2. harden, toughen, strengthen
中文释义:这三个词都有“变硬”的意思,但用法上有所区别。harden指的是使物体变得坚硬;toughen强调通过增加强度或耐力而变得更坚硬、更耐用;strengthen则指通过加强、增强而变得更加强大或坚固。
例句:He toughened his body by exercising regularly.(他通过定期锻炼使自己的身体变得更加坚韧。)
词汇扩充
1. harden one's heart
中文释义:使自己变得冷酷无情
例句:She hardened her heart and refused to help him.(她冷酷无情地拒绝帮助他。)
2. harden someone's resolve
中文释义:使某人变得坚定决心
例句:The difficulties they faced only hardened their resolve to succeed.(他们面临的困难只会使他们更坚定地决心成功。)
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反义词
柯林斯词典
hardened (adjective)
1. If you describe someone as hardened, you mean that they have had so much experience of something bad or unpleasant that they are no longer upset, shocked, or affected by it.
2. If you describe someone as a hardened criminal, you mean that they have committed many crimes and are unlikely to stop doing so.
3. If you describe someone as hardened, you mean that they do not have sympathy or pity for other people and are not easily influenced by them.
牛津词典
harden (verb)
1. Make or become hard or harder.
2. Make or become more severe and less sympathetic.
3. Make or become more confirmed or resolved in a particular belief or way of life.
用法
1. harden into
英文释义:to become solid or rigid
例句:The molten lava hardened into rock.(熔岩凝固成了岩石。)
2. harden one's heart
英文释义:to make oneself unfeeling or unyielding
例句:He hardened his heart against her pleas.(他对她的请求变得冷酷无情。)
例句
- The cement will harden in a few hours.(这种水泥几个小时后就会变硬。)
- The supervisor's heart had hardened towards her.(主管对她的心已变得冷酷无情。)
- The hardness of the metal increased after the heat treatment.(金属在热处理后变得更加坚硬。)
- His harden towards her was evident in his lack of empathy.(他对她的冷淡在他缺乏同情心上表露无遗。)
- The table is made of solid wood.(这张桌子是实木的。)
- He toughened his body by exercising regularly.(他通过定期锻炼使自己的身体变得更加坚韧。)
- She hardened her heart and refused to help him.(她冷酷无情地拒绝帮助他。)
- The difficulties they faced only hardened their resolve to succeed.(他们面临的困难只会使他们更坚定地决心成功。)
- He has become hardened after years of working in the military.(多年在军队工作后,他变得强硬起来。)
- The criminal's hardened demeanor frightened the witnesses.(罪犯冷酷的举止吓坏了目击者。)
- The batter's swing hardened the baseball as it flew towards the outfield.(击球手的挥动使棒球在向外场飞去时变硬。)
- The tragic events have hardened public opinion against the government.(这些悲剧事件使公众对政府产生了强烈的不满。)
- Over time, the clay will harden and become pottery.(随着时间的推移,黏土会变硬并成为陶器。)
- She tried to harden herself against the criticism, but it still hurt.(她试图对批评变得冷漠,但仍然受到了伤害。)
- The cold weather made the ground harden, making it difficult to dig.(寒冷的天气使地面变硬,难以挖掘。)
- The experience of war hardened him and changed his perspective on life.(战争的经历使他变得坚强,并改变了他对生活的看法。)
- The child's disobedient behavior hardened the teacher's approach.(孩子不听话的行为使老师的态度变得更加严厉。)
- She hardened her resolve to succeed against all odds.(她坚决决心要战胜一切困难。)
- The criminal's hardened expression showed no remorse.(罪犯冷酷的表情没有任何悔意。)
- The dough needs to harden in the refrigerator before baking.(面团在冰箱里需要变硬才能烘烤。)
- His heart hardened when he saw the cruelty of the world.(当他看到这个世界的残忍时,他的心变得冷酷无情。)
- She hardened herself against the pain and continued running.(她对痛苦变得冷漠,并继续奔跑。)