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

• He hardened early to a life of crime.
  他很早就习惯了犯罪生涯。
• He was certain Sid would be eaten alive by the hardened criminals in the jail.
  他确信锡德在监狱中肯定会被那些怙恶不悛的罪犯们扒掉一层皮。
• Her heart gradually hardened against him.
  她对他逐渐变得麻木不仁了。
• His heart hardened toward his nephews.
  他对他的侄子们心肠很硬。
• There are more dim bulbs in the universe than even the most hardened pessimist might have imagined.
  在宇宙里，即使是最坚定的悲观主义者也想像不出还有那么多暗淡无光的球状物。
• 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。
• Attitudes to the strike have hardened on both sides.
  双方对罢工所持的态度更加强硬了。
• The snow hardened until ice was formed.
  雪变成冰后就会硬。
• I hardened my heart and gave him a beating.
  我一狠心，打了他一顿。
• Life in the mountains hardened me.
  山区的生活使我更加坚强。