| 单词 | insensitive |
| 释义 | insensitive adjective¹ 1not knowing or caring how sb else feels不关心别人verbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤appear, be, seem, sound显得漠不关心；漠然；似乎麻木不仁；听起来麻木不仁◆it may sound insensitive, but i don't understand why he's so upset.听来也许麻木不仁，不过我确实不理解他为什么如此恼怒。➤become, grow变得漠不关心；越发麻木不仁▸➤make sb令某人漠然▸➤think sb认为某人麻木不仁◆i don't want to be thought insensitive, but i do think we should go ahead despite the accident.我不想让别人以为我麻木不仁，但我确实觉得虽然出了事故我们仍然应该继续下去。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常麻木▸➤highly, incredibly, remarkably极度／无比／异常麻木➤crassly, grossly (especially bre) 愚蠢麻木；特别麻木不仁▸➤totally完全麻木不仁▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿／略有些漠然➤culturally, racially (especially name) 忽视文化感受；漠视种族感受◆the decision to serve pork was culturally insensitive.上猪肉的决定缺乏文化方面的考虑。preposition➤to对⋯麻木不仁◆years of abuse had made him insensitive to others' suffering.数年来遭受的虐待已使他对别人的痛苦麻木不仁。insensitive adjective² 2not able to feel/be influenced by sth无法感觉；反应迟钝verbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be迟钝▸➤remain依然不敏感➤make sth/sb, render sth/sb使⋯不敏感◆the device renders the system insensitive to vibration.这个装置导致系统对振动反应迟钝。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常迟钝▸➤completely, totally完全没有感觉；全然不受影响▸➤almost几乎没有感觉▸➤largely基本没有感觉▸➤relatively相对迟钝◆its physical properties are relatively insensitive to pressure changes.其物理性质对于压力的变化反应比较迟钝。preposition➤to对⋯反应迟钝◆the machine is relatively insensitive to changes in the atmosphere.这种机器对大气变化的反应不太灵敏。 insensitive adjectiveinsensitive ♦︎ unsympathetic ♦︎ uncaring ♦︎ thoughtless ♦︎ tactless ♦︎ unthinking ♦︎ inconsideratethese words all describe sb who does not think or care about other people and their feelings, so often upsets or offends them.这些词均表示不为别人着想的、对他人的感受漠不关心的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆insensitive / unsympathetic to sb / sth◆thoughtless / tactless / inconsiderate of sb to do sth◆an unsympathetic / uncaring / inconsiderate attitude◆an insensitive / a thoughtless / a tactless remark◆thoughtless / unthinking words■ insensitive /ɪnsensətɪv/ (disapproving) not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to upset or offend them（对他人的感受）未意识到的，漠不关心的◆many of the institutions were insensitive to the needs of their patients.许多机构对病人的需要漠不关心。◆it was a really insensitive thing to say.那样说实在冷漠无情。opp sensitive → sensitive 1 ■ unsympathetic (disapproving) not feeling or showing any sympathy无同情心的；不表示同情的；冷漠的◆i told him about the problem but he was totally unsympathetic.我把麻烦事告诉了他，但他完全无动于衷。 opp sympathetic → sensitive 1 ■ uncaring (disapproving) not sympathetic about the problems or suffering of other people冷漠的；无同情心的◆he was so totally uncaring of anyone's feelings.他全然不顾别人的感受。◆we seem to be living in an increasingly uncaring society.我们似乎生活在一个日益冷漠的社会里。opp caring → loving ■ thoughtless (disapproving) not thinking or caring about the possible effects of your words or actions on other people粗心大意的；欠考虑的；轻率的◆it was thoughtless of him to take the car without checking first.他不先检查一下就买下那辆车，真是太轻率了。opp thoughtful → kind adj. ■ tactless (disapproving) saying or doing things that are likely to annoy or upset other people言行不得体的；得罪人的；没策略的◆it had been tactless of her to mention it.她提那件事，真是冒昧。◆it was so obviously a tactless question.那显然是个欠考虑的问题。opp tactful → tact ■ unthinking (written) not thinking about the possible effects of your words or actions不计后果的；考虑不周的◆unthinking, he started to cross the road.他想也不想就开始横穿马路。◆she blushed at being caught out in such unthinking prejudice.她因被指出怀有这样轻率的偏见而脸红。note 辨析 thoughtless or unthinking?a thoughtless action or comment is one that might have a negative effect on other people. it suggests that the person who made it should have thought more carefully about others. unthinking is used more often when the bad effect of sth is only felt by the person doing the action. in this case, the action was just stupid and not thought about properly. * thoughtless 可修饰行为或评论，指言行可能对他人产生负面影响，暗示有此言行的人本应更仔细地替别人考虑。unthinking 多表示草率行事者自己身受其害。在这种情况下，该行为只是愚蠢和考虑不周。■ inconsiderate /ɪnkənsɪdərət/ (rather formal, disapproving) not giving enough thought to other people's feelings or needs不为别人着想的；不体谅别人的；考虑不周的◆it was inconsiderate of you not to call.你连个电话也不打，不够体谅人。 opp considerate → kind adj. insensitive /ɪnsensətɪv/ (disapproving) not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to upset or offend them（对他人的感受）未意识到的，漠不关心的◆many of the institutions were insensitive to the needs of their patients.许多机构对病人的需要漠不关心。◆it was a really insensitive thing to say.那样说实在冷漠无情。opp sensitive → sensitive 1 insensitive/ɪnˈsensətɪv ||; ɪnˈsɛnsətɪv/adj insensitive (to sth) 1. not knowing or caring how another person feels and therefore likely to hurt or upset him/her 不知或不顾他人感受的: ◇some insensitive reporters tried to interview the families of the accident victims. 有些不通人情的记者想要采访这次事故的受害者家属。◇an insensitive remark 不体贴的话 2. insensitive (to sth) not able to feel or react to sth 感觉迟钝；不敏感；麻木不仁: ◇insensitive to pain/cold/criticism 无疼痛的感觉；无冷的感觉；对批评麻木不仁 [opp] sensitive 反义词为sensitive➔insensitively adv ➔insensitivity /ɪnˌsensəˈtɪvəti ||; ɪnˌsɛnsəˈtɪvətɪ/ noun [u]insensitivesee ⇨ unkind 3 in·sen·si·tive /ɪn`sɛnsətɪv; ɪnˈsensɪtɪv/adjnot noticing other people's feelings, and not realizing that something that you do will upset them 麻木的，不顾及别人感情的:◇insensitive questions about her divorce 关于她离婚的唐突的问题 |
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