callous

英 [ˈkæləs]

美 [ˈkæləs]

adj.  冷酷无情的; 无同情心的; 冷漠的
vt.  （使）变硬; （使）起茧; （使）冷酷无情

现在分词：callousing　过去式：calloused　第三人称单数：callouses　过去分词：calloused　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14171 / COCA.16457

牛津词典

adj.

• 冷酷无情的；无同情心的；冷漠的
  not caring about other people's feelings or suffering
  1. a callous killer/attitude/act
     冷血杀手；漠不关心的态度；冷酷的行为
  2. a callous disregard for the feelings of others
     对他人感情的漠视

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无情的;冷漠的;狠心的
  Acallousperson or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
  1. ...his callous disregard for human life.
     他对人命的漠视

英英释义

verb

• make insensitive or callous
  Synonym:cauterizecauterise

adj

• emotionally hardened
  1. a callous indifference to suffering
  2. cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion
  Synonym:induratepachydermatous
• having calluses
  1. calloused skin
  2. with a workman's callous hands
  Synonym:callousedthickened

双语例句

• To make or become callous.
  变硬使变硬或变硬结茧。
• You are being rather callous.
  你真狠心。
• That is callous nonsense.
  这是冷酷无情的胡说八道。
• I don't wish to sound callous, but I am glad I wasn't here
  我不想让自己的话听上去麻木不仁，但我真的很庆幸我当时没在这儿。
• Only a callous person can see suffering without trying to change it.
  只有麻木不仁的人能见苦难而不试著改变它。
• He is callous about the safety of his workers.
  他对他工人的安全毫不关心。
• Walden shook his callous hand.
  沃尔登握了握他那长满老茧的手。
• So, art could be so callous.
  原来，艺术可以如此冷酷。
• Krishnamurti: Why am I or why are you callous to another man's suffering?
  克：为什么我或你对人类的痛苦如此冷酷？
• He was arrogant and occasionally callous.
  他很傲慢，有时还很冷酷无情。