not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to hurt or offend them synonym unsympathetic(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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1It 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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- 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 Extra ExamplesIts 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
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opposite sensitive