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.