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de·sen·si·tize (also desensitise British English) /diːˈsensətaɪz/ verb [transitive] USED TO/ACCUSTOMED TOto make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it 〔通过使某人习惯于某事物〕使麻木desensitize somebody to something Does TV desensitize people to violence? 电视是否会让人对暴力变得麻木？ —desensitization /diːˌsensətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdesensitize• We apparently have been desensitized and need to increase our awareness of the effects violent programming can have.• Maybe he was desensitized by drugs.• With this area desensitized, it is only a matter of time before the sensitivity of faith's communication is also numbed.• The theory is that industrial alcohol can desensitize some one to all synthetic organic chemicals, because it is derived from oil.• As a rule, therapists tend to become desensitized to the scene content as they progress.de·sen·si·tize verbChineseSyllable make to react Corpus strongly less to someone |