英语词汇“desensitize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

de•sen•si•tize v. [ ~ + obj], -tized, -tiz•ing.

to lessen the sensitivity of:Constant noise can desensitize one's hearing.
to make unfeeling or callous:citizens desensitized to the plight of the homeless.

de•sen•si•ti•za•tion n. [uncountable]

de•sen•si•tize v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing.

to lessen the sensitiveness of.
to make indifferent, unaware, or the like, in feeling.
Photographyto make less sensitive or wholly insensitive to light, as the emulsion on a film.
Printingto treat (the design on a lithographic plate) with an etch in order to increase the capacity to retain moisture, and to remove traces of grease.
Chemistryto reduce the sensitivity of (an explosive) to those stimuli capable of detonating it.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•sen′si•tise′.

de- + sensitize 1900–05

de•sen′si•tiz′er, n.

desensitize, desensitise /diːˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz/ vb (transitive)

to render insensitive or less sensitive: the patient was desensitized to the allergen, to desensitize photographic film

deˌsensitiˈzation, deˌsensitiˈsation n deˈsensiˌtizer, deˈsensiˌtiser n

单词	desensitize
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 de•sen•si•tize /diˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj], -tized, -tiz•ing. to lessen the sensitivity of:Constant noise can desensitize one's hearing. to make unfeeling or callous:citizens desensitized to the plight of the homeless. de•sen•si•ti•za•tion /diˌsɛnsɪtəˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 de•sen•si•tize (dē sen′si tīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing. to lessen the sensitiveness of. to make indifferent, unaware, or the like, in feeling. Photographyto make less sensitive or wholly insensitive to light, as the emulsion on a film. Printingto treat (the design on a lithographic plate) with an etch in order to increase the capacity to retain moisture, and to remove traces of grease. Chemistryto reduce the sensitivity of (an explosive) to those stimuli capable of detonating it. `Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•sen′si•tise′.` de- + sensitize 1900–05 de•sen′si•tiz′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: desensitize, desensitise /diːˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz/ vb (transitive) to render insensitive or less sensitive: the patient was desensitized to the allergen, to desensitize photographic film deˌsensitiˈzation, deˌsensitiˈsation n deˈsensiˌtizer, deˈsensiˌtiser n
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