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单词 hardened
释义 hardened
I. adjective
Etymology: Middle English hardned, from past participle of hardnen to harden
1. : made hard or harder
 < hardened brass >
 < hardened roads >
2.
 a. : grown unfeeling or callous
  < hardened as I am, I felt a thrill of horror — Allen Upward >
 b. : confirmed, inveterate, veteran
  < many of the findings will hardly appeal except to hardened Johnsonians — Times Literary Supplement >
  < hardened fishermen protested — L.F.Ranlett >
  < a commercial or otherwise hardened traveler — W.C.Brownell >
 specifically : confirmed in error or vice
  < a hardened little reprobate — W.M.Thackeray >
  < a hardened heretic >
  < hardened criminals >
 c. : grown or become inured or steeled
  < the duty was easy for a hardened horseman — S.H.Adams >
  < hardened fighting men >
II. adjective
: protected from possible danger from blast or heat by means of concrete or earth or by being situated underground
 < a hardened missile launching site >
 < a hardened missile >
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