- not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to hurt or offend them(对他人的感受)未意识到的,漠不关心的 synonym unsympathetic
- an insensitive remark冷漠的言论
- insensitive to something She's completely insensitive to my feelings.她全然不顾我的感情。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- 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。
- The decision to serve pork was culturally insensitive.上猪肉的决定缺乏文化方面的考虑。
- 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。
- It was a really insensitive thing to say.那样说实在冷漠无情。
- She described their actions as callous and insensitive.她形容他们的行为冷酷无情。
- Surely he couldn't be so insensitive?他肯定不会那么麻木吗?
- The timing of the announcement seems particularly insensitive.宣布的时间似乎特别不敏感。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbprepositionSee full entry - insensitive (to something) not aware of changing situations, and therefore of the need to react to them(对变化)懵然不知的,麻木不仁的
- The government seems totally insensitive to the mood of the country.政府似乎对全国民众的心情完全懵然不知。🔊🔊
- 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。
- insensitive (to something) not able to feel or react to something(对某事物)无感觉,无反应
- insensitive to pain/cold感觉不到疼痛/寒冷
- He seems completely insensitive to criticism.他似乎对批评麻木不仁。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- 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。
- The device renders the system insensitive to vibration.这个装置导致系统对振动反应迟钝。
- 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。
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adverbprepositionSee full entry opposite sensitive