Their hardness was understood by the teacher. 他们的艰难得到老师的理解。
I can't open the door with hardness of stone. 我不能打开那扇石门。
Despite the hardness of his bed, he is soon sleeping soundly. 虽然床很硬,他还是很快地睡熟了。
hardness
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the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
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a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering
<noun.attribute> the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present
devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
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the quality of being difficult to do
<noun.attribute> he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail
excessive sternness
<noun.attribute> severity of character the harshness of his punishment was inhuman the rigors of boot camp
Hardness \Hard"ness\, n. [AS. heardness.] 1. The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.
The habit of authority also had given his manners some peremptory hardness. --Sir W. Scott.
2. (Min.) The cohesion of the particles on the surface of a body, determined by its capacity to scratch another, or be itself scratched; -- measured among minerals on a scale of which diamond and talc form the extremes.
3. (Chem.) The peculiar quality exhibited by water which has mineral salts dissolved in it. Such water forms an insoluble compound with soap, and is hence unfit for washing purposes.
Note: This quality is caused by the presence of calcium carbonate, causing temporary hardness which can be removed by boiling, or by calcium sulphate, causing permanent hardness which can not be so removed, but may be improved by the addition of sodium carbonate.
Diamond films are expected to have huge markets because the material holds records for hardness and ability to conduct heat, and it is highly corrosion-resistant.
Eight to 10 percent of a small sample surveyed by the utilities last fall at the agency's request were below required specifications for tensile strength, hardness, resistance to stretching or chemical composition.
It has unmatched hardness, is as slippery as Teflon, carries heat better than gold or copper, and can be made to conduct electricity.
He has acquired a carapace of hardness I have not seen in him before.
Even without the contrast of the Berlin Philharmonic, the orchestral sound would have an industrial-belt hardness and vigour.
The maker of medical and healthcare products said its Starfire braces are made of sapphire, which the company said gives the braces hardness, transparency and purity all superior to other materials used in orthodontic braces, such as metal and plastics.
The material's strength, hardness, flexibility and unusual magnetic properties could ultimately give it a range of industrial uses.