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inure 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/iˈn(y)o͝or/,
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inured, past participle; inures, 3rd person singular present; inuring, present participle; inured, past tense;
  1. Accustom (someone) to something, esp. something unpleasant
    • - these children have been inured to violence
  2. Come into operation; take effect
    • - a release given to one of two joint contractors inures to the benefit of both
  1. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"
  2. In psychology, desensitization (also called inurement) is a process for mitigating the harmful effects of phobias or other disorders. ...
  3. To cause (someone) to become accustomed (to something); to habituate. [from 16th c.]; To take effect, to be operative. [from 16th c.]
  4. To serve to the use or benefit.
  5. To take effect, to result; to come into operation.
  6. (v.) to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation (Twenty years in the salt mines inured the man to the discomforts of dirt and grime.)
  7. 1. to come into use; take or have effect. 2. to become beneficial or advantageous.
  8. To benefit a person or to take effect.
  9. (v) : to make accustomed