cal.lous
adj.(形容词)Having calluses; toughened:结茧的:长有茧的;结硬的:例句:callous skin on the elbow.肘部的结茧
Emotionally hardened; unfeeling:铁石心肠的:情感冷漠的;无情的:例句:a callous indifference to the suffering of others.对他人之痛苦漠不关心的铁石心肠的人
v.tr.intr.(及物动词和不及物动词)cal.loused,cal.lous.ing,cal.lous.es To make or become callous.变硬:使变硬或变硬结茧
来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old French cailleux 源自 古法语 cailleux from Latin callôsus 源自 拉丁语 callôsus from callum [hard skin] 源自 callum [硬的皮]
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cal.lously
adv.(副词)cal.lousness
n.(名词)Do not confuse the adjectivecallous, as in Years of dealing with criminals had left her callous, with the noun callus, as inI have a callus on my thumb. The verbscallous and callus mean respectively .to make or become callous. and .to form or develop hardened tissue.. 不要把形容词callous ,如句子 数年与罪犯打交道的经历使她心肠硬起来了, 与名词 callus 相混淆, 如下句我拇指上结茧了。 动词callous 与 callus 分别指为.使变硬或成为结茧的.和.形成或发展已变硬的组织.