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1. Oxford Dictionary

   toughen

   • IPA[ˈtʌfn]

   英式

   • v.
     make or become stronger or more resilient；make (rules or a policy) stricter and more harsh

   • verb: toughen, 3rd person present: toughens, gerund or present participle: toughening, past tense: toughened, past participle: toughened

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make or become stronger or more resilient he tried to toughen his son up by sending him to public school a falcon has scaly skin on its legs that toughens up very quickly 同義詞 strengthen, fortify, reinforce, harden, stiffen, ... 更多consolidate, temper, season, rigidify, thicken, coarsen, technicalindurate, anneal, cement, harden, fortify, strengthen, give strength to, steel, harshen, make resilient, make unfeeling, brutalize, make callous, case-harden, inure反義詞 soften
   • ▪ make (rules or a policy) stricter and more harsh proposals to toughen up sentencing policy 同義詞 make stricter, make more severe, toughen up, stiffen, tighten, ... 更多informalbeef up