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

过去分词：hardened　过去式：hardened　

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.
  1. ...hardened criminals.
     冷酷无情的罪犯
  2. ...hardened politicians.
     麻木不仁的政客

双语例句

• His heart hardened toward his nephews.
  他对他的侄子们心肠很硬。
• Hardened and ground table surface.
  台面和地面硬化。
• 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。
• When the onion plants have hardened off, we can plant them in the garden; they should be ready soon.
  洋葱苗长壮后，我们就可以把它们移植到菜园里；这些苗很快就可以移植。
• Attitudes to the strike have hardened on both sides.
  双方对罢工所持的态度更加强硬了。
• To interrogate this hardened criminal, you have to squeeze every word out of him.
  审问这个惯犯就跟挤牙膏一样。
• The boy could have felt sorry for himself and become depressed, or he could have adopted hardened cynicism as a defense.
  这个男孩本有可能自怜自哀、抑郁消沉，也有可能采取冷酷的愤世嫉俗态度来保护自己。
• Her heart gradually hardened against him.
  她对他逐渐变得麻木不仁了。
• Only by taking part in practice can the young people be toughened and hardened into steel.
  年轻人只有通过实际锻炼才能百炼成钢。
• He hardened early to a life of crime.
  他很早就习惯了犯罪生涯。