槁木死灰 meaning in English
(比喻对一切事情无动于中) dead trees and cold ashes; complete apathy; rotten wood and cold ashes; a living corpse; lifeless like a piece of dry wood or cold ashes
Examples
- He dreaded to contemplate thomasin wedded to the mere corpse of a lover that he now felt himself to be .
他一想朵荪要嫁的是他现在这样一个槁木死灰的情人，他可就不敢再往那方面想了。 - The cruel man must have a seared conscience
那残酷的人有个已变得槁木死灰的良心。 - His soul has been seared by injustice
不公道使他的灵魂变得槁木死灰。 - A cold wind sears the leaves
寒风使树叶变得槁木死灰。