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C1 CET-6 高中 FREQ #8731 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 麻木的, 失去知觉的 vt. 使麻木, 使昏迷, 使失去知觉

发音

其它 /nʌm/

词形变化

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教材释义与例句

动词

使麻木；使发愣；使失去感觉

to make someone unable to feel pain or feel things they are touching

形容词

麻木的；发愣的

a part of your body that is numb is unable to feel anything, for example because you are very cold

释义与例句

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).

    及物

    The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.

    When I first heard the news, I was numbed by the shock.

  2. 2.

    To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.

    及物

    He turned to alcohol to numb his pain.

  3. 3.

    To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To become numb (especially physically).

    不及物
adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.

    麻木

    fingers numb with cold

    legs numb from kneeling

  2. 2.

    Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way.

    麻木不仁的

    numb with shock; numb with boredom

  3. 3.

    Dumb or stupid.

  4. 4.

    Causing numbness.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

dull blunt benumb

上位词 2

desensitise desensitize
形容词

同义词 3

dead asleep benumbed

近义相关 3

afraid insensitive insensible

相关短语

numb nut numb out numb nuts

词源

From the past participle of nim (“to take”). Compare German benommen (“dazed, numb”) and Old Norse numinn. The final ⟨b⟩ is a later addition; it was never pronounced, and did not appear in the original word.

来源：wiktionary