deafen

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vt. 使聋 vi. 变聋

发音

其它 /ˈdɛfən/

词形变化

deafened deafenest deafeneth deafening deafens 三单 deafens deafening 现在分词 deafened 过去式 deafened 过去分词

别名

deathen

教材释义与例句

动词

使聋；淹没

动词

变聋

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.

    及物

    The head injury deafened her for life.

  2. 2.

    To make soundproof.

    及物

    to deafen a wall or a floor

  3. 3.

    To stun, as with noise.

    方言 比喻 罕用 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

deaf

上位词 9

go break sound damp soften weaken dampen desensitise desensitize

词源

From deaf + -en (verbal suffix), compare Middle English deven, deaven (“to make deaf”), Old English ādēafian (“to deafen”), Dutch verdoven (“to stupefy, deafen”), German betäuben (“to stun, stupefy, deafen”).

来源：wiktionary