hardened
adj. 变硬的,坚毅的
v. (使)变硬( harden的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)坚固; (使)硬化; (使)变得坚强
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.
冷酷无情的罪犯
...hardened politicians.
麻木不仁的政客
1. used of persons; emotionally hardened;
2. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment;
3. made tough by habitual exposure;
4. converted to solid form (as concrete)
All of a sudden my heart hardened against her.
突然间我对她硬起了心肠。
She was hardened by the rigours of the Siberian steppes.
西伯利亚大草原的艰苦环境使她变得坚强起来。
Her mind hardened at the thought of the difficulties awaiting her.
当她想到面临着许多困难时,她的意志更坚定了.
I hardened my heart against him.
我硬起心肠来对待他.
The positions of the two sides hardened.
双方的立场变得更强硬了.