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

• I see. I am speaking in vain to a hardened heart.
  我明白了，对你这个铁石心肠的人讲这些根本是白费口舌。
• 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。
• He hardened early to a life of crime.
  他很早就习惯了犯罪生涯。
• He hardened his heart and turned away from her.
  他狠下心不去看她。
• His heart hardened toward his nephews.
  他对他的侄子们心肠很硬。
• 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。
• 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。
• The snow hardened until ice was formed.
  雪变成冰后就会硬。
• 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。