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medical ) (of soft body tissue)医学 becoming hard in a way that is not normal 硬化: 以不正常的方式变硬 - (formal, disapproving)
losing the ability to change and adapt 硬化: 失去改变和适应的能力The movement was becoming increasingly sclerotic and bureaucratic. 这场运动变得越来越僵化和官僚化。