toughening
present participle oftoughen
| 单词 | toughening |
| 释义 | toughening present 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
Examplesoftougheningtoughening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Just as often, they saw it as a useful indicator of illness, an inevitable side effect of drastic cures, and atoughening, salutary sensation. From theCambridge English Corpus Competing against the existing regime without facing any significant political risks can help to explain thetougheningstate approach toward it the 1990s, and its eventual repression. From theCambridge English Corpus There is also the possibility oftougheningup the law on kerb crawling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Just as we aretougheningtests and criteria for learner drivers, we should have tougher tests for our senior citizens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That may be one of the answers to the problem of maintaining rural lines, although thetoughening-up process involved would be difficult. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thetougheningof the rules in that respect makes them much stronger than the 1980 rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So, from that point of view, they represent a significanttougheningof our stance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One was atougheningof containment and the other was a move towards military action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Other possible ways of reducing costs includetougheningup or expanding the requirements for licensing new drugs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Individual cases will represent some of the reasons fortougheningour approach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great deal of benefit in a sensible process of change andtougheningup of investor protection where it is necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are, again with your support, addressing the shortcomings of our integrated financial market bytougheningfinancial regulation and implementing the new supervisory architecture. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Tougheningup asylum legislation is not the right approach; in fact, it is the complete opposite. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It gives them a leisure activity that is fun, that is demanding, physicallytougheningand socially friendly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I support thetougheningup of bail conditions. 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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