toughen
toughentoughen,toughen 'up; ,toughen sb 'up 1.■to become stronger and better able to deal with difficult situations; to make sb stronger in this way﹙使﹚强壮,坚强,坚韧:He had toughened up during military service.他服役期间变得坚强起来。His parents sent him away to boarding school to toughen him up.父母把他送到寄宿学校经受锻炼。[G]v+adv ◆ v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n,toughen sth 'up 2.■to make sth such as a law or a rule more strict加强,强化﹙法律、规定等﹚:The legislation on this trade needs to be toughened up.这一行业的法规需要加强。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv
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