toughen

tough·en

T0288500 (tŭf′ən)tr. & intr.v. tough·ened, tough·en·ing, tough·ens To make or become tough. See Synonyms at harden.

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tough′en·er n.

toughen

(ˈtʌfən) vbto make or become tough or tougher

tough•en

(ˈtʌf ən)

v.t., v.i. to make or become tough or tougher. [1575–85] tough′en•er, n.

toughen

Past participle: toughened
Gerund: toughening

Imperative
toughen
toughen

Present
I toughen
you toughen
he/she/it toughens
we toughen
you toughen
they toughen

Preterite
I toughened
you toughened
he/she/it toughened
we toughened
you toughened
they toughened

Present Continuous
I am toughening
you are toughening
he/she/it is toughening
we are toughening
you are toughening
they are toughening

Present Perfect
I have toughened
you have toughened
he/she/it has toughened
we have toughened
you have toughened
they have toughened

Past Continuous
I was toughening
you were toughening
he/she/it was toughening
we were toughening
you were toughening
they were toughening

Past Perfect
I had toughened
you had toughened
he/she/it had toughened
we had toughened
you had toughened
they had toughened

Future
I will toughen
you will toughen
he/she/it will toughen
we will toughen
you will toughen
they will toughen

Future Perfect
I will have toughened
you will have toughened
he/she/it will have toughened
we will have toughened
you will have toughened
they will have toughened

Future Continuous
I will be toughening
you will be toughening
he/she/it will be toughening
we will be toughening
you will be toughening
they will be toughening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been toughening
you have been toughening
he/she/it has been toughening
we have been toughening
you have been toughening
they have been toughening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been toughening
you will have been toughening
he/she/it will have been toughening
we will have been toughening
you will have been toughening
they will have been toughening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been toughening
you had been toughening
he/she/it had been toughening
we had been toughening
you had been toughening
they had been toughening

Conditional
I would toughen
you would toughen
he/she/it would toughen
we would toughen
you would toughen
they would toughen

Past Conditional
I would have toughened
you would have toughened
he/she/it would have toughened
we would have toughened
you would have toughened
they would have toughened

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

toughen - make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"strengthen - gain strength; "His body strengthened"season, harden - make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"

toughen

verb1. harden, season, strengthen, reinforce, temper, fortify, thicken, stiffen, coarsen, rigidify laminated and toughened glass2. make stricter, tighten, stiffen, beef up (informal), toughen up, make more severe Talks are underway to toughen trade restrictions.3. harden, strengthen, fortify, brutalize, inure, steel, case-harden, harshen, make resilient people who have been toughened by their daily circumstances

toughen

verb1. To become or cause to become tough or strong:strengthen.2. To make resistant to hardship, especially through continued exposure:acclimate, acclimatize, caseharden, harden, indurate, season.

Translations

使坚强

tough

(taf) adjective1. strong; not easily broken, worn out etc. Plastic is a tough material. 強韌的，不易磨損的 坚韧的，不易磨损的 2. (of food etc) difficult to chew. 嚼不動的 咬不动的3. (of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc. She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness. 堅強的，能吃苦耐勞的 坚强的，能吃苦耐劳的 4. rough and violent. It's a tough neighbourhood. 粗暴的 粗暴的5. difficult to deal with or overcome. a tough problem; The competition was really tough. 難處理的，難克服的 难对付的 noun a rough, violent person; a bully. 惡棍，暴徒 恶棍ˈtoughness noun 強韌 坚强，韧性 ˈtoughen verb to make or become tough. 使強韌，變強韌 （使）坚强 tough luck bad luck. That was tough luck. 運氣不好 运气不佳get tough with (someone) to deal forcefully with or refuse to yield to (a person). When he started to argue, I got tough with him. 拒絕向某人妥協 对某人强硬起来