deaden
英 ['ded(ə)n]
美 ['dɛdn]
- vt. 使減弱；使麻木；隔阻
- vi. 變得如死一般；失去活力
英文詞源
- deaden (v.)
- 1660s "deprive of or diminish (some quality)," from dead (adj.) + -en (1). Earlier the verb was simply dead. Related: Deadened; deadening.
雙語例句
- 1. He needs morphine to deaden the pain in his chest.
- 他需要嗎啡來緩解胸痛。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was given drugs to deaden the pain.
- 給了他止痛藥。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Wood is used to deaden the noise.
- 木頭可以用來消音.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. They managed to deaden the sound on TV every time the alleged victim's name was spoken.
- 每當提到據稱是受害者的人的姓名時，他們都設法調低電視機的聲音。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. So little was needed to deaden her.
- 僅僅這麽一點點打擊就足以使她消沉.
來自辭典例句