It does not mean accepting the lowest common denominator or clinging to outmoded ideas out of apathy or fear.

也不意味着要刻意迎合大众口味，或是因冷漠或恐惧而抱住落的想法不撒手。

There was in his tone a frigid contempt.

他的语气里有一种冷漠、轻蔑的味道。

We seldom think of it. The days stretch out in an endless vista. So we go about our petty task, hardly aware of our listless attitude towards life.

我们很少会考虑它， 日子一天天过去，好像没有尽头。所以我们为琐，并没有意识到我们对待生活的态度是冷漠的。

Inertia, slothfulness, idleness, and apathy are used as criticisms and insults against individuals and groups of people.

惰性、懒惰、懒散和冷漠这些词被视为对别人的批评和侮辱。

But in between the apathy and the passion for new candidates, many Iraqis are expecting a shakeup.

但是虽然人们对新候选人的态度处于冷漠和热情之间，许多伊拉克人都期待进行改组。

They are often described as being reserved and cold.

他们常常被形容为保守、冷漠的人。

And that is not the first time that someone has called me cold.

这也不是第一次有人说我冷漠。

Our responsibilities toward each other would only be rent, utilities and a perfunctory chin jut of recognition as we pass in the hall.'Sup?

我们对彼此的义务仅限于交房租 共用生活设施 和在大厅里见面时出于认识而冷漠地抬个头 哟？

And finally there was callous - an adjective which means uncaring and cold-hearted.

一个单词是callous，形容词，意思是不在乎的，冷漠的。

We are not indifferent creators, we have a duty of care and even when, with the best of intentions, you go astray, as many of us have, you have the responsibility to course correct.

我们不是冷漠的造物者，我们有关爱的义务，但即使一片好心，你也可能误入歧途，就像很多人那样，这时你就有责任走回正确的路线。

Rampant pollution and a nonchalant city council.

猖獗的污染和冷漠的市议会。

The driveway or the fence between you is not really a cold shoulder, but a clear boundary. We all like clearly-defined boundaries for ourselves.

你们之间的丛木或篱笆并不是一种冷漠，而是一种清晰的界限。我们总喜欢为自己清楚的定义界限。

Too little eye contact and you'll appear nervous, insincere and disinterested.

太少的眼神交流会让你显得很紧张、不真诚、很冷漠。

Sometimes she and Miss Baker talked at once, unobtrusively and with a bantering inconsequence that was never quite chatter, that was as cool as their white dresses and their impersonal eyes in the absence of all desire.

有时她和贝克小姐同时讲话，可是并不惹人注意，不过开点无关紧要的玩笑，也算不上唠叨，跟她们的白色衣裙以及没有任何欲念的超然的眼睛一样冷漠。

" The Deluminator? " she asked, so surprised she forgot to look cold and fierce.

“熄灯器？”她问道，惊讶的忘记再装出冷漠与狂暴的神情。

And that's just characterized for me by a numbness, a coldness and an inability to believe that you will feel happy again or that you could feel lighthearted again.

一个麻木的，冷漠的生物，不相信自己还能再感到幸福还能感到愉快。

Grade-two thinking is a withdrawal, with eyes and ears open.

第二级思考者是一种退缩或冷漠，但第二级思考者们都看得清楚，听得明白。

So many troubles in this country crime, the murderous soullessness that seems to be taking over the lives of many young people, the lowering of educational standards, the increase in vile obscenities in public, the disappearance of simple civility.

犯罪、越来越多的年轻人变得冷漠无情、文化水平下降、公共场合卑劣猥亵上升、起码的礼貌丧失，等等。

People often have fatalistic attitudes when it comes to plane crashes, which can lead to apathy when it comes to safety briefings.

遇到撞机故时，人们总是心如死灰，这也是人们对安全须知冷漠以对的原因。

Although, his cold manner made it difficult for me to talk to him, I had to ask him whether he had found any employment for me.

尽管他举止冷漠，让我很难与他搭话，我还是得问他是否为我找到了工作。