toughen
中文解釋
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Collins Definition
Verb
toughening, present participle; toughened, past tense; toughens, 3rd person singular present; toughened, past participle;
/ˈtəfən/,
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toughening, present participle; toughened, past tense; toughens, 3rd person singular present; toughened, past participle;
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Make or become tougher
- - he tried to toughen his son up by sending him to public school
- - if removed from the oven too soon meringues shrink and toughen
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Make (rules or a policy) stricter and more harsh
- - new congressional efforts to toughen the laws
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- make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"