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 hardened my heart and gave him a beating.
  我一狠心，打了他一顿。
• 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。
• In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls.
  在其中的一个洞穴里他发现了一个帆布袋子，里面有一堆已经变硬的泥球。
• The snow hardened until ice was formed.
  雪变成冰后就会硬。
• Attitudes to the strike have hardened on both sides.
  双方对罢工所持的态度更加强硬了。
• He had utterly been hardened by all shame.
  他毫无廉耻之心。
• 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。
• All of a sudden my heart hardened against her.
  突然间我对她硬起了心肠。
• It is hardened and tamper-proof, and adds additional security and integrity to sensitive processing.
  它加强了安全和篡改防护，并对敏感处理添加了附加安全性和完整性。