harden的意思

harden

英式音标['hɑrdn]
美式英标['hɑːd(ə)n]

基本解释

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

harden 使变硬

来自hard,硬的，-en,使。

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.

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。

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。

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。