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

• Her years of drunken bickering hardened my heart
  她多年来醉酒寻衅的恶习让我变得麻木。
• The snow hardened until ice was formed.
  雪变成冰后就会硬。
• He had utterly been hardened by all shame.
  他毫无廉耻之心。
• 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。
• 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。
• The oil has hardened to tar
  油已经硬化成柏油了。
• 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。
• All of a sudden my heart hardened against her.
  突然间我对她硬起了心肠。
• They've been hardened to the horrors of war.
  他们对战争的恐怖已无动于衷了。
• Attitudes to the strike have hardened on both sides.
  双方对罢工所持的态度更加强硬了。