hardened
英 [ˈhɑːdnd]
美 [ˈhɑːrdnd]
adj. 硬心肠的; 冷漠的; 麻木的
v. (使)变硬,硬化; (使声音、面孔等)更严肃,更严厉; (使)更坚定,更强硬
harden的过去分词和过去式
BNC.11471 / COCA.12140
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 硬心肠的;冷酷无情的;麻木不仁的
If you describe someone ashardened, you mean that they have had so much experience of something bad or unpleasant that they are no longer affected by it in the way that other people would be.- ...hardened criminals.
冷酷无情的罪犯 - ...hardened politicians.
麻木不仁的政客
- ...hardened criminals.
双语例句
- Practice had hardened me, and I grew audacious to the last degree.
习惯使我的心硬化了,我胆大到极点了。 - I hardened my heart and gave him a beating.
我一狠心,打了他一顿。 - They've been hardened to the horrors of war.
他们对战争的恐怖已无动于衷了。 - His smile died and the look in his face hardened.
他的笑容消失了,脸上的表情严肃了起来。 - Life in the mountains hardened me.
山区的生活使我更加坚强。 - He hardened early to a life of crime.
他很早就习惯了犯罪生涯。 - Do you think that John is becoming hardened to failing his driving test?
你是不是认为约翰对驾照考试的失败已麻木了? - Hardened and ground table surface.
台面和地面硬化。 - He had turned into an embittered, hardened adult
他已经变成了一个愤世嫉俗、冷酷无情的成年人。 - His heart hardened toward his nephews.
他对他的侄子们心肠很硬。