callous
pronunciation
UK [ˈkæləs]
US [ˈkæləs]
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- adj.
- 硬结的,长茧的
- 铁石心肠的,无情的
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- vt.
- (使)变硬,(使)起茧
- (使)冷酷无情
Word Origin
callous 冷漠的
词源同callus, 老茧,硬的。比喻无感情的,冷漠的。
Synonym
Example
- 1. The guard was characterized by journalist as a callous guy .
- 记者将看守员描绘成一个无情的人。
- 2. The young people in mr. hoepker 's photo aren 't necessarily callous .
- 霍普克先生照片里的年轻人并没有特别无情。
- 3. Such an approach is not necessarily callous or insensitive .
- 这样的做法未必就是冷酷无情或麻木不仁。
- 4. Sitting in my briefcase is an editorial from that day 's economist magazine , accusing thailand of " astoundingly callous " behaviour .
- 我的公文包里就有一篇当天《经济学家》(economist)杂志上的社评,指责泰国“骇人听闻的冷酷”行为。
- 5. Contrary to popular belief , the uk is not governed by a callous minimal state .
- 与通常的观点相反,统治英国的并不是一个无情的极简派政府。
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