insensitive
adjective /ɪnˈsensətɪv/
/ɪnˈsensətɪv/
- 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 - 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。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1- 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?
他肯定不会这么麻木不仁吧？ - The timing of the announcement seems particularly insensitive.
宣布的时机似乎特别不敏感。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- an insensitive remark
- 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。
- The government seems totally insensitive to the mood of the country.
- 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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- make something/somebody
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
opposite sensitive - insensitive to pain/cold