desensitize

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdesensitizede‧sen‧si‧tize (also desensitise British English) /diːˈsensətaɪz/ verb [transitive] USED TO/ACCUSTOMED TOto make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to itdesensitize somebody to something Does TV desensitize people to violence? —desensitization /diːˌsensətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdesensitize• We apparently have been desensitized and need to increase our awareness of the effects violent programming can have.• Maybe he was desensitized by drugs.• With this area desensitized, it is only a matter of time before the sensitivity of faith's communication is also numbed.• The theory is that industrial alcohol can desensitize some one to all synthetic organic chemicals, because it is derived from oil.• As a rule, therapists tend to become desensitized to the scene content as they progress.

单词	desensitize
释义	desensitize From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdesensitizede‧sen‧si‧tize (also desensitise British English) /diːˈsensətaɪz/ verb [transitive] USED TO/ACCUSTOMED TOto make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to itdesensitize somebody to something Does TV desensitize people to violence? —desensitization /diːˌsensətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdesensitize• We apparently have been desensitized and need to increase our awareness of the effects violent programming can have.• Maybe he was desensitized by drugs.• With this area desensitized, it is only a matter of time before the sensitivity of faith's communication is also numbed.• The theory is that industrial alcohol can desensitize some one to all synthetic organic chemicals, because it is derived from oil.• As a rule, therapists tend to become desensitized to the scene content as they progress.
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