剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - insensitive collapse

insensitive
[UK]/ɪn'sent.sɪ.tɪv/ [US]/-sə.tˌɪv/
adjective
disapproving
* (of a person or their behaviour) not feeling or showing sympathy for other people's feelings, or refusing to give importance to something
（人或其行为）未意识到（他人感受）的；漠不关心的

1. It was a bit insensitive of Fiona to go on so much about fat people when she knows Mandy is desperate to lose weight.
菲奥娜知道曼迪急于减肥却继续大谈胖子的话题，真有点不顾他人感受。

2. The police have been criticized for being insensitive to complaints from the public.
警方因漠视公众的投诉而受到批评。

specialized
* not showing the effect of something as a reaction to it, or unable to feel something
不敏感的；无感觉的

1. The protective covering must be insensitive to light and heat.
保护罩必须对光和热不敏感。

2. His feet seem to be insensitive to pain.
他的双脚好像没有疼痛感。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - insensitive collapse

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1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词不敏感的;感觉迟钝的;麻木不仁的 If you describe someone as insensitive, you are criticizing them for being unaware of or unsympathetic to other people's feelings.

【语用信息】：disapproval

  • I feel my husband is very insensitive about my problem.

    我感觉丈夫对我的问题麻木不仁。

insensitivity

  • I was ashamed at my insensitivity towards her.

    我为自己忽视她的感受而羞愧。

2.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词漠视的;不在乎的;毫不在意的 Someone who is insensitive to a situation or to a need does not think or care about it.

【搭配模式】：usu ADJ to n

  • Women's and Latino organizations that say he is insensitive to civil rights.

    指责他漠视人权的女性组织与拉美裔组织

insensitivity

  • ...insensitivity to the environmental consequences.

    对环境后果的毫不顾及

3.ADJ 形容词(对体感)没有感觉的,麻木的 Someone who is insensitive to a physical sensation is unable to feel it.

【搭配模式】：usu v-link ADJ to n

  • He had become insensitive to cold.

    他对寒冷已经没有感觉了。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - insensitive collapse

insensitive
in·sensi·tive / in5sensEtiv / adjective ~ (to sth)
1. 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
   SYN  unsympathetic :
   an insensitive remark
   冷漠的言语
   She's completely insensitive to my feelings.
   她全然不顾我的感情。
2. 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。
3. not able to feel or react to sth
   (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。
   OPP  sensitive
• in·sensi·tive·ly adv.
• in·sensi·tiv·ity / in7sensE5tivEti / noun [U]

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - insensitive collapse

insensitive adj.

1. not knowing or caring how sb else feels

• VERBS appear, be, seem, sound It may sound ~, but I don't understand why he's so upset. | become, grow | make sb | think sb I don't want to be thought ~, but I do think we should go ahead despite the accident.

• ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. | highly, incredibly, remarkably | crassly (BrE), grossly (esp. BrE) | totally | a little, slightly, etc. | culturally, racially (esp. AmE) The decision to serve pork was culturally ~.

• PREPOSITION to Years of abuse had made him ~ to others' suffering.

2. not able to feel/be influenced by sth

• VERBS be | remain | make sth/sb, render sth/sb The device renders the system ~ to vibration.

• ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. | completely, totally | almost | largely | relatively Its physical properties are relatively ~ to pressure changes.

• PREPOSITION to The machine is relatively ~ to changes in the atmosphere.

Insensitive is used with these nouns: handling, jerk

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - insensitive collapse

insensitive

adjective

insensitive ♦︎ 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 ɪnˈsensətɪv (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 ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərət (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.

新牛津英语同义词词典 - insensitive collapse

insensitive

adjective
1 their leader is an insensitive bully
HEARTLESS , unfeeling, inconsiderate, thoughtless, thick-skinned, hard-hearted, stony-hearted, cold-hearted, cold-blooded, having a heart of stone, as hard as nails, lacking compassion, compassionless, uncaring, unconcerned, unsympathetic, unkind, callous, hard, harsh, cruel, merciless, pitiless, unpitying, uncharitable, inhuman.
-opposite(s): SENSITIVE ; COMPASSIONATE.

2 he was insensitive to his son's feelings
IMPERVIOUS TO , oblivious to, unaware of, unappreciative of, unresponsive to, indifferent to, unaffected by, unmoved by, untouched by, immune to; informal in the dark about; rare incognizant of, nescient of.

词源记忆 - insensitive collapse

insensitive 麻木的，不敏感的
in-, 不，非；sensitive, 敏感的。