harden
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I When something hardens or when you harden it, it becomes stiff or firm. 使变硬; 变硬
Mould the mixture into shape while hot, before it hardens. 在混合物变硬之前，趁热将其塑造成形。
2. V-T/V-I When an attitude or opinion hardens or is hardened, it becomes harsher, stronger, or fixed. (使) 更坚定; (使) 更强硬
Their action can only serve to harden the attitude of landowners. 他们的举动只会使土地所有者们的态度变得强硬。
3. hardeningN-SING 强硬化
...a hardening of the government's attitude toward rebellious parts of the army. …政府对军队中反叛分子的态度的强硬化。
4. V-T/V-I When events harden people or when people harden, they become less easily affected emotionally and less sympathetic and gentle than they were before. 使变得冷酷无情; 变得冷酷无情
Her years of drunken bickering hardened my heart. 她常年醉酒吵闹让我的心麻木了。
5. V-I If you say that someone's face or eyes harden, you mean that they suddenly look serious or angry. (表情或目光) 突然显得严峻
His smile died and the look in his face hardened. 他的微笑消失了，脸上的表情突然显得严峻。
6. N a rough fabric made from hards 亚麻织物
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harden /ˈhɑːdən/ (hardening,hardened,hardens)
剑桥词典
harden verb [I or T] (SOLID)
to become or make hard
（使）变硬
The mixture hardens as it cools . 混合物冷却时变硬了。
It is thought that high cholesterol levels in the blood can harden the arteries (= make them thicker and stiffer , causing disease ). 据信血液中的胆固醇含量高会导致动脉硬化。
harden verb [I or T] (SEVERE)
to become more severe , determined , or unpleasant
（使）变严厉，（使）变坚强，（使）变冷酷
Living in the desert hardened the recruits (= made them more strong and determined ). 沙漠的艰苦生活把新兵锻炼得更加坚强。
As the war progressed , attitudes on both sides hardened (= became more severe and determined ). 随着战争的持续，双方的态度都变得更加强硬。