apathetic

英 [ˌæpəˈθetɪk] 美 [ˌæpəˈθetɪk]

adj.  冷漠; 淡漠; 无动于衷

TOEFL医学

BNC.19087 / COCA.19822



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 冷漠;淡漠;无动于衷
    showing no interest or enthusiasm
    1. The illness made her apathetic and unwilling to meet people.
      疾病使她冷漠,不愿见人。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 漠然的;漠不关心的;无动于衷的
    If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
    1. Even the most apathetic students are beginning to sit up and listen...
      连最不感兴趣的学生都开始坐直了听讲。
    2. Others feel apathetic about the candidates in both parties.
      其他人对两党的候选人都不感兴趣。

双语例句

  1. Even the most apathetic students are beginning to sit up and listen
    连最不感兴趣的学生都开始坐直了听讲。
  2. Others feel apathetic about the candidates in both parties.
    其他人对两党的候选人都不感兴趣。
  3. He felt no warmth towards his comrades but was cold, indifferent and apathetic.
    他对同志不是满腔热情,而是冷冷清清,漠不关心,麻木不仁。
  4. They are rare women who become active instead of apathetic as they grow older.
    她们是愈老愈活跃、十分罕见的妇女。
  5. If there are times that you cannot avoid certain people, certain incidence from happening in your life be apathetic.
    如果说有的时候,你无法躲避开生活中的某些人和正在发生的某些事情,那么你就冷漠处之吧。
  6. Far from being apathetic or withdrawn, researchers found that a middle childs place in the family helps them develop negotiation and communication skills.
    研究表明,排行中间并不会令他们感情冷淡或孤独离群,相反,他们在家庭中所处的位置更有利于协商谈判和沟通交流能力的发展。
  7. As far as I'm concerned, the point is I've never met people that are that apathetic about violence.
    就我来看,问题是我从未见到过对暴力行为那么不关心的人。
  8. Brought the big area proliferation of the apathetic mindset directly to the elusion of responsibility.
    对责任的逃避,直接带来了冷漠心态的大面积扩散。
  9. This is indeed gratifying because it proves that Chinese are not naturally apathetic about politics.
    这确实可喜可贺,可证中国人政治上并非天生冷感。
  10. Generally a sick cockatoo has an apathetic, distressed appearance.
    通常生病的凤头鹦鹉是冷漠的表情且外观憔悴。
  11. But in my heart I understood that it was certainly not that they were apathetic about my score.
    可是我心里明白,他们并不是不在乎我的成绩。
  12. A woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older.
    这个女人越老越有活力而不是无动于衷的。
  13. Did you worry that Americans were politically apathetic?
    你是否曾担心美国人对政治已经不感兴趣?
  14. He is apathetic about the job; it doesn't interest him.
    他对工作很冷漠;它不能引起它的兴趣。
  15. Someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way.
    行动或反应像机械或缺乏感情的人。
  16. Children lose hope and become apathetic.
    孩子们失去希望,变得漠不关心。
  17. He wasn't exactly hostile to facts but he was apathetic about them.
    他并非完全对事实怀有敌意,只是没有关心到罢了。
  18. The most possible reason is that they are apathetic to change.
    最可能的原因是他们懒得去改变。
  19. Not that the people are apathetic, for they are curious about everything.
    不是人们缺乏兴趣,而是他们对一切都很好奇。
  20. Bystanders are neutral on issues, apathetic, uninvolved, and trapped within there own minds.
    旁观者们对事情保持中立、缺乏兴趣、不参与、陷入了自己思维中。
  21. Martha, Jan's equally apathetic roommate, keeps her head above water as a human crash test dummy.
    安娜也认识了对杨漠不关心的同屋主玛花,发现她为汽车公司作模拟撞击测试实验品为生。
  22. He pays address you too apathetic?
    他对你的示爱太冷漠?
  23. And promise me not to get too much more apathetic.
    保证你别再装早熟了。
  24. The illness made her apathetic and unwilling to meet people.
    疾病使她冷漠,不愿见人。
  25. Therefore, we will gradually learn to become apathetic and indifferent towards everything.
    所以,学会了习惯性的冷漠与淡然。
  26. I care him so do not wish to hurt him, from now on with apathetic attitude to he.
    我在乎他所以不愿伤害他,从此以冷漠的态度对他。
  27. The lazy boy's apathetic attitude toward schoolwork annoyed his teacher.
    这个懒孩对功课的冷漠态度使他的老师很生气。
  28. But what is incredible is your and your government's apathetic attitude towards my husband's life.
    但令人难以置信的是,您和您的政府在事发后对我丈夫的生死安危却表现出一种冷漠的态度。
  29. Looking sloppy, inappropriate, disorganized or excessively nervous will give the impression you are incapable or apathetic.
    看起来邋邋遢遢、衣着不整、精神不振或极度紧张都会给别人留下一个你很无能或很冷漠的印象。
  30. The new secretary is apathetic to her job.
    这个新秘书对他的工作一点都不热衷。

同义词辨析

  impersonal aloof apathetic cold cool indifferent【导航词义:不带感情的】

  impersonal adj. 冷漠的

〔辨析〕指没有人情味、不友好的。

〔例证〕
Most of the letters from her were impersonal and formal.
她的来信多数都是既没有人情味又模式化的。
All his colleagues knew him as an impersonal man.
他的同事们都知道他是一个冷漠的人。

  aloof adj. 冷漠的,疏远的

〔辨析〕指主观上不愿意和别人多说话的,强调不合群,含不友好之意,通常作表语,常后接介词 from。

〔例证〕
She is so aloof.
她很不合群。
He is a man who stays aloof from his neighbours.
他这个人一直和邻居很疏远。
She has few friends due to her aloof exterior.
她外表冷漠,因此几乎没什么朋友。

  apathetic adj. 冷淡的,无动于衷的

〔辨析〕指对某事物或某种状况不感兴趣、不愿努力作出改变的。

〔例证〕
He became apathetic after his failure.
他失败后变得很冷漠。
She feels too apathetic to even move.
她毫无兴趣,甚至连动都不想动。

  cold adj. 冷漠的,冷淡的

〔辨析〕指没有同情心、幽默感等正常的情感且待人不友善的。

〔例证〕
She is always cold to others.
她对人总是冷冰冰的。
His voice was so cold that she didn't have the guts to tell him the truth.
他的声音冷冰冰的,致使她不敢告诉他真相。
She was cold towards everyone at the party.
她在聚会上对每一个人都很冷淡。

  cool adj. 冷漠的,冷淡的

〔辨析〕指不友好的,也可指没有兴趣或热情的。

〔例证〕
a cool ruthless manner
冷漠无情的态度
The president received a cool welcome when he visited Japan.
总统访问日本时受到了冷遇。

  indifferent adj. 不在乎的,不关心的

〔辨析〕指对某人或某事物漠不关心、毫无兴趣的,常后接介词 to。

〔例证〕
Nobody knew why she was so indifferent to him.
没人明白她为什么对他这么冷淡。
She was absolutely indifferent to this topic.
她对这个话题完全没兴趣。
He is indifferent to the girls around him.
他对周围的女孩们毫不在意。

英英释义

adj

  1. marked by a lack of interest
    1. an apathetic audience
    2. the universe is neither hostile nor friendl

    Synonym:    indifferent

  2. showing little or no emotion or animation
    1. a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older