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be insensitive to sth
表示对物理刺激或他人感受不敏感。
The thermometer is insensitive to small temperature changes.
这种温度计对微小温度变化不敏感。
无感觉的；感觉迟钝的；麻木的
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无感觉的；感觉迟钝的；麻木的
not responsive to physical stimuli
The thermometer is insensitive to small temperature changes.
这种温度计对微小温度变化不敏感。
对他人感受缺乏关心或考虑
Expressing or feeling little or no concern, care, compassion, or consideration for the feelings, emotions, sentiments, or concerns of other people; inconsiderate or incompassionate.
对物理刺激无反应的
not responsive to physical stimuli
没有正常的身体感觉
Not expressing normal physical feeling.
缺乏人情味；在理智或道德上不敏感的
deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive
After the accident, his fingers were insensitive to heat.
事故之后，他的手指对热没有感觉。
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The patient's skin was insensitive to pain because of the local anesthetic.
由于局部麻醉，病人的皮肤对疼痛没有感觉。
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The old thermometer became insensitive to temperature changes over time.
这个旧温度计随着时间变得对温度变化不敏感。
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insensitive to radiation
对辐射不敏感
WordNet
表示对物理刺激或他人感受不敏感。
The thermometer is insensitive to small temperature changes.
这种温度计对微小温度变化不敏感。
表示行为或言语缺乏考虑。
He was insensitive in his remarks about her weight.
他评论她的体重时很迟钝。
Not this
He is unsensitive to pain.
Use this
He is insensitive to pain.
标准反义词是 insensitive，而非 unsensitive；学习者常过度使用 un- 前缀导致此错误。
Not this
She is insensitive with others' feelings.
Use this
She is insensitive to others' feelings.
形容词 insensitive 后需用介词 to 表示对某事物不敏感，用 with 是受中文影响产生的错误。
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对他人的感受漠不关心
He is completely insensitive to other people's feelings.
他对他人的感受完全漠不关心。
冷漠无礼的话
She apologized for her insensitive remark.
她为自己冷漠无礼的话道歉。
对批评无动于衷
The manager remained insensitive to criticism of his decision.
经理对他决定的批评仍无动于衷。
对文化差异不敏感的，有文化冒犯性
The advertisement was criticized as culturally insensitive.
这则广告因冒犯文化而受到批评。
对疼痛不敏感的
Some people are born insensitive to pain.
有些人生来就对疼痛不敏感。
你麻木不仁，我没那么傻。
It was insensitive of him to mention her weight.
他提起她的体重，真是太不体贴了。
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把 sensitive（敏感）前头加上 in-，就成了 insensitive：对别人的情绪没感觉，像石头一样麻木。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、书面评论、医学或心理学描述 表示“不关心他人感受”时，通常用于批评或评价；表示“对物理刺激不敏感”时，多见于医学或心理学语境。日常口语和正式书面语中都可能出现。
真正押韵的词是 sensitive、hypersensitive 和 oversensitive，它们都和 insensitive 一样以 /ˈsɛnsətɪv/ 结尾（注意 sensitive 重音在第一音节，但韵脚相同）。注意不要把 insensitive 与 insensible（/ɪnˈsɛnsəbəl/）混淆，后者结尾是 /səbəl/，意为“无知觉的”；sensible（/ˈsɛnsəbəl/）也以 /səbəl/ 结尾，意为“明智的”。
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