| 词汇 | toughening |
| 释义 | toughening present participle oftoughen toughen verb uk /ˈtʌf.ən/ us /ˈtʌf.ən/ toughenverb (MAKE STRONG)[ T ] to make something or someone tough, strong, or stronger: 使坚韧；使变结实；加强 The UN announced its intentions to toughen sanctions still further.联合国宣布了要进一步加强制裁的意图。 The government wants to toughen (up) the existing drug laws/controls.政府想要加强现有的有关毒品的法律／对毒品的控制措施。 His time in the army certainly toughened him up.军旅生涯确实使他变得更加坚强。 Car windows are usually made from toughened glass.汽车车窗通常是由钢化玻璃制成的。 Becoming and making stronger aggrandize boil up bolster cement character-building deepen harden hardening invigoration jell power (something) up restoke restrengthen self-reinforcing sharpen solidification solidify soup undulled wired toughenverb (GET DIFFICULT)[ I ] to become difficult to deal with: 变困难 Amid toughening competition in the market, many firms are going out of business.由于市场竞争愈趋激烈，许多公司只好歇业。 Complicated and difficult to do advanced ambitious ambitiously another arduous formidable formidably get blood out of/from a stoneidiom grail gruelling onerous onerously overdemanding painstaking picnic toughen trickily tricky tuff ultra-sensitive Examples of tougheningtoughening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Just as often, they saw it as a useful indicator of illness, an inevitable side effect of drastic cures, and a toughening, salutary sensation. Competing against the existing regime without facing any significant political risks can help to explain the toughening state approach toward it the 1990s, and its eventual repression. There is also the possibility of toughening up the law on kerb crawling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Just as we are toughening tests and criteria for learner drivers, we should have tougher tests for our senior citizens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That may be one of the answers to the problem of maintaining rural lines, although the toughening-up process involved would be difficult. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The toughening of the rules in that respect makes them much stronger than the 1980 rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So, from that point of view, they represent a significant toughening of our stance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One was a toughening of containment and the other was a move towards military action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other possible ways of reducing costs include toughening up or expanding the requirements for licensing new drugs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Individual cases will represent some of the reasons for toughening our approach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great deal of benefit in a sensible process of change and toughening up of investor protection where it is necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are, again with your support, addressing the shortcomings of our integrated financial market by toughening financial regulation and implementing the new supervisory architecture. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Toughening up asylum legislation is not the right approach; in fact, it is the complete opposite. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It gives them a leisure activity that is fun, that is demanding, physically toughening and socially friendly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I support the toughening up of bail conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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