toughen
- v. 使变坚韧, 使变坚强
- Definition
- v. to make or become stronger and more able to cope with difficulty
- Example
- Years of hard training helped toughen his body and mind.
- 多年的艰苦训练锻炼了他的身心。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to make someone or something stronger (verb).
比较义项：使变得更强壮、更坚强（动词）。
- strengthen
A general, neutral word for making something stronger; used broadly for muscles, structures, relationships, or arguments, without implying hardship.
泛指使某物变得更强的中性词，广泛用于肌肉、结构、关系或论点等，不含应对艰苦的含义。
Doing yoga twice a week can strengthen your core muscles.
每周做两次瑜伽可以增强你的核心肌肉力量。
- toughen 本词
Emphasizes making someone or something better able to endure hardship or difficulty, often physically or mentally; commonly used as 'toughen up'.
强调使某人或某物更能承受艰苦或困难，常指身体或心理层面，常以 toughen up 的形式出现。
The coach's drills helped toughen up the young players mentally.
教练的训练帮助年轻球员在心理上变得更坚强。
Both verbs mean to make something stronger. Strengthen is a general, neutral word used broadly for muscles, structures, relationships, or arguments, without implying hardship. Toughen stresses making someone able to endure hardship, often physically or mentally, and is often used as "toughen up".
这两个词都表示使某物或某人变得更强，但 strengthen 泛指增强力量，适用范围很广；toughen 则强调让人或物更能承受艰苦和困难，常用于身体或意志方面，并常与 up 连用。