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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He hardened early to a life of crime.
  他很早就习惯了犯罪生涯。
• Life in the mountains hardened me.
  山区的生活使我更加坚强。
• 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。
• 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。