desensitize /diːˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz/ (desensitizing,desensitized,desensitizes)

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  V-T（及物动词） To desensitize someone to things such as pain, anxiety, or other people's suffering, means to cause them to react less strongly to them. 使不敏感

  例：

  ...the language that is used to desensitize us to the terrible reality of war.

  ...用来使我们对战争的恐怖现实不敏感的语言。