up动词短语的五种用法(短语动词toughenup)

#英语短语# #词汇# #英语#

toughen [ˈtʌfn] 作动词,意为“(使)坚硬,坚固;使坚强,使顽强”,例如:

Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins.

煮豆荚时别加盐,因为这常会使豆壳变硬。

up动词短语的五种用法(短语动词toughenup)(1)

解析:as,because,for 和 since 都可以用来表示原因,其中 because 强度最大,在正式的表示因果关系的句子中,通常不用 as ,因为它容易跟它引导的时间状语从句混淆,让人误解。

The UN announced its intentions to toughen sanctions still farther.

联合国宣布打算进一步加强制裁。

Amid toughening competition in the market, many firms are going out of business.

在激烈的市场竞争中,许多公司倒闭了。

toughen 对应的唯一的短语动词是 toughen up,它跟 toughen 的意思一样,是一个可分割短语动词,例如:

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The hard work certainly toughened those boys up.

艰苦的工作无疑使那些男孩坚强起来。

You've really got to toughen up if you want to make it in this industry. There's no room for cowards or pushovers!

如果你想在这个行业里取得成功,你真的要坚强起来。胆小鬼和易被劝服的人没有一席之地!

解析:make it 是一个既简短意思又丰富的短语,可以意为”获得成功;准时到达;能够出席;幸免于难,渡过难关“。

It was just a joke—toughen up, kid!

只是个玩笑,坚强点,孩子!

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I know you think I'm hard on you, but I'm just trying to toughen you up before you go off into the real world on your own.

我知道你认为我对你很苛刻,但我只是想在你独自进入现实世界之前让你坚强起来。

解析:be hard on 表示严厉对待,严格批评(某人 / 某事)。

I was really sensitive to criticism, but performing standup comedy toughened me up real quick.

我对批评真的很敏感,但表演喜剧让我很快变得坚强起来。

解析:动名词短语 performing standup comedy 因为有名词的语法功能,所以可以在句中作主语。

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We're hoping this training course will toughen up the new interns.

我们希望这次培训班能使新来的实习生更加坚强。

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