单词 | hardened |
释义 | hardened (hɑːʳdənd ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone as hardened, 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. ...hardened politicians. Collocations: hardened heart But a thick skin cannot be gained at the cost of a hardened heart. Christianity Today My brazen neglect eventually turned into a deep regret that brought stinging tears to my eyes and softened my hardened heart. Christianity Today Resentment gives us a hardened heart. Christianity Today Attitudes and hardened hearts appeared to be a large part of the problem. Christianity Today This heavy-duty chain consists of 5ft of 15mm round links made of hardened steel. Times, Sunday Times The cylinders, made of specially hardened steel, must spin fast, day and night, for months without wobbling or crashing. Times, Sunday Times Case hardened articles starting as low carbon steel can also be labeled hardened steel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Engravers use a hardened steel tool called a burin to cut the design into the surface, most traditionally a copper plate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Spinning tools can be made of hardened steel for using with aluminium or solid brass for spinning stainless steel or mild steel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But even this hardened veteran choked into her coffee when she saw this. The Sun The foppish floppy-haired prodigy gave way to the hardened veteran. Times, Sunday Times A battle hardened veteran with the potential for holy magic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He seems to have been around longer - and achieved more - than some of jumping's most hardened veterans. The Sun Despite the fact that these battle hardened veterans were old enough to be their opponents' grandfathers, they were still highly respected and thought to be invincible in combat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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