"hardening" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 硬化
• 变硬

Definition

变硬或更加坚固的过程；可以指物体、态度或情况变得更难改变。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Hardening”既可用于实际物体（如混凝土、动脉）也用于比喻（如情感、态度）。在技术领域，指加强安全措施（如：服务器硬化）。常见搭配：‘动脉硬化’、‘态度变硬’。

Examples

The hardening of the clay makes the pot strong.

黏土的**硬化**使陶罐变坚固。

Doctors warned about the hardening of his arteries.

医生警告他的动脉有**硬化**。

Winter brought a hardening of the ground.

冬天带来了土地的**硬化**。

His recent experiences led to a hardening of his attitude toward change.

他最近的经历使他对改变的态度出现了**硬化**。

The company focused on the hardening of its security systems.

公司专注于其安全系统的**加固**。

There’s a hardening between the two sides, making compromise harder.

双方之间出现了**僵化**，更难妥协。