toughened
past simple and past participle oftoughen
| 单词 | toughened |
| 释义 | toughened past simple and past participle oftoughen toughen verb uk/ˈtʌf.ən/us/ˈtʌf.ən/toughenverb(MAKE STRONG)[T] to make something or someonetough,strong, orstronger: The UNannounceditsintentionsto toughensanctionsstillfurther. Thegovernmentwantsto toughen(up)theexistingdruglaws/controls. Histimein thearmycertainlytoughened himup. Carwindowsare usually made from toughenedglass. Becoming and making stronger
toughenverb(GET DIFFICULT)[I] tobecomedifficulttodealwith: Amid tougheningcompetitionin themarket, manyfirmsare going out ofbusiness. Complicated and difficult to do
Examplesoftoughenedtoughened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. There were still major restrictions on political activities, penalties for illegal strikes weretoughened, and government controls were increased. From theCambridge English Corpus Toughenedlaminated glass panels are directly attached to the wooden bars. From theCambridge English Corpus Rooflight: flat double glazing,toughenedglass over translucent laminated glass, to disguise bird droppings and other dirty deposits. From theCambridge English Corpus For each rhizotron, stacks of concrete blocks at each edge held in place a 1-m-square, 6-mm-thick pane oftoughenedglass against a carefully hand-smoothed, vertical soil face. From theCambridge English Corpus I focus here on the top-down part of that story - how the state governmenttoughenedup work policies so as to make a work requirement real throughout the state. From theCambridge English Corpus New leaves were defined as those that had emerged from bud and were either still expanding, or if full-size, had not yet completelytoughened. From theCambridge English Corpus The glass units are heat-soak testedtoughenedglass measuring 6mm / 16mm gap / 10mm inner pane, with 'k' coating on the inner face of the 6mm glass. From theCambridge English Corpus It should no longer tolerate excuses for evasion of its sanctions and those sanctions must betoughenedand extended. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The latest type oftoughenedglass does not completely obscure the driver's view of the road ahead when shattered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A number of complaints have been received about cups and other articles made fromtoughenedglassware which have disintegrated spontaneously. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We believe that one response to that is the adoption oftougheneddrinking glasses in pubs and clubs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have insufficient evidence to justify making eithertoughenedor laminated safety glass compulsory to the exclusion of the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that until the relative benefits of zonetoughenedand laminated windscreens are more clearly established motorists should remain free to choose either type. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 More and more countries are turning towards laminated as opposed totoughenedglass. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is without any compulsion from the police at all—merely a requirement that laminated glass should be fitted instead oftoughenedglass. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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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