| 释义 |
hardened
UK ['hɑ:.dənd] US ['hɑ:r-] adjective
a hardened criminal/detective, etc.
■someone who has had a lot of bad experiences and as a result does not get upset or shocked 老练的罪犯／侦探等
be/become hardened to sth
■to develop a way of dealing with a sad situation so that it no longer upsets you 变得对…不在乎•You see all sorts of terrible things when you're a nurse so you become hardened to it.以前当护士时见过各种可怕的事，于是你就对这些习以为常了。 |