音标:['kælәs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 麻木的, 无情的, 坚硬的, 硬皮的, 起老茧的
vt. 使生茧, 使变硬
v. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
s. emotionally hardened
词型变化:现在分词 : callousing ; 过去式 : calloused ; 第三人称单数 : callouses ; 过去分词 : calloused ; 名词复数形式 : callouss
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词95%
名词5%

callous的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Callous virus writers are using the London bomb attacks to spread a malicious program on computers across the country.那些冷酷无情的电脑病毒编写者们现在开始在全英范围内传播一种新的病毒程序,这次他们选用的题材便是刚刚发生的伦敦连环爆炸案。
  2. Jane's kindly and gentle nature could not but revolt at her sister's callous behavior.简的友善与温柔怎么也打动不了她姐姐的那颗无情的心。

经典引文

  • With labouring callous hands.

    出自:W. Congreve
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