| 词汇 | hardening |
| 释义 | hardening noun[ U or S ] uk /ˈhɑː.dən.ɪŋ/ us /ˈhɑːr.dən.ɪŋ/ hardeningnoun[U or S] (BECOMING HARD)the act of becoming or making something hard: 硬化 Excess calcium can accelerate hardening of the arteries.过量的钙会加速动脉硬化。 The skin disorder is characterized by a hardening of skin around the hair follicles.皮肤病的特征是毛囊周围的皮肤变硬。 The X-ray showed an irregular hardening of the bone. Subcutaneous tissue showed expansion and hardening. They cut cake flour into the cookie dough for a more tender crumb, preventing too much hardening upon cooling. Hard and firm (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom adamantine cast iron congealed crisply dilatancy dilatant erect firm firmness fossilized petrified ramrod rigid rigidity rock-hard solidly tense unjointed unyielding hardeningnoun[U or S] (BECOMING SEVERE)the act of becoming more severe, determined, or unpleasant: 强硬;加强 There has been a hardening of government policy since the invasion.自入侵以来，政府政策日趋强硬。 His remarks represented a hardening of his position from his more moderate initial response.他的言论表明他的立场比最初较为温和的回应有所加强。 After 1974 there was a hardening of attitudes in the West against the intentions of the USSR. Among the anti-whaling nations, there was a noticeable hardening of stance. An effortless hardening had taken place in his tone. Becoming and making stronger aggrandize boil up bolster cement character-building deepen harden invigoration jell power (something) up reconcentrate reinforcement restrengthen self-reinforcing sharpen solidification solidify soup soup something up wired Seeharden |
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