toughen

verb

🔊/ˈtʌfn/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they toughen	🔊/ˈtʌfn/ 🔊/ˈtʌfn/
he / she / it toughens	🔊/ˈtʌfnz/ 🔊/ˈtʌfnz/
past simple toughened	🔊/ˈtʌfnd/ 🔊/ˈtʌfnd/
past participle toughened	🔊/ˈtʌfnd/ 🔊/ˈtʌfnd/
-ing form toughening	🔊/ˈtʌfnɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈtʌfnɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] toughen (something) (up) to become or make something stronger, so that it is not easily cut, broken, etc.（使）坚硬，坚固
- toughened glass钢化玻璃
[transitive] toughen something (up) to make something such as laws or rules stricter加强，强化（法律、规定等）
- The government is considering toughening up the law on censorship.政府正在考虑强化书报电影审查方面的法律。🔊🔊
Topics Permission and obligationc2
[transitive] toughen somebody (up) to make somebody stronger and more able to deal with difficult situations使更坚强；使坚韧
- His parents sent him away to school to toughen him up.他的父母送他去学校加固他。