be benumbed with sth
with 后接造成麻木的原因,如 cold、fear、grief 等,多指身体失去知觉。
Her fingers were benumbed with cold.
她的手指冻得麻木了。
麻木的;失去感觉的
冷漠的;无动于衷的;迟钝的;失去知觉的;麻木的。;缺乏情感或兴趣的;麻木的。;麻木的的;僵的
失去知觉的;麻木的。
Lacking sensation; numb.
缺乏情感或兴趣的;麻木的。
Lacking emotion or interest; dulled.
After standing in the freezing wind for hours, his fingers were completely benumbed.
在寒风中站了几个小时后,他的手指完全麻木了。
用法提示:benumbed作形容词,表示因寒冷而失去感觉。
The repetitive task left her mind benumbed, unable to focus on anything else.
重复性的工作让她的思维变得麻木,无法专注其他事情。
用法提示:benumbed形容思维因单调而迟钝。
He was so benumbed by grief that he barely reacted to the news.
他因悲痛而麻木,对那则消息几乎没有反应。
用法提示:benumbed表示因情感冲击而失去正常反应。
with 后接造成麻木的原因,如 cold、fear、grief 等,多指身体失去知觉。
Her fingers were benumbed with cold.
她的手指冻得麻木了。
作定语直接修饰名词,常修饰 hands、feet、fingers 等身体部位。
He rubbed his benumbed hands together by the fire.
他在炉火旁搓着麻木的双手。
作表语,用 feel、look 等系动词说明身体或神情麻木的状态。
After the injection, my jaw felt benumbed.
注射之后,我的下巴感觉麻木。
by 引出让情感变得迟钝、冷淡的原因,用于抽象意义。
He seemed benumbed by grief and said nothing.
他似乎因悲伤而变得麻木,什么也没说。
grammar · medium
易错句子My fingers benumbed in the cold.
正确表达My fingers were benumbed in the cold.
benumbed 是形容词,不能单独作谓语动词;表示“手指麻木”需用系动词 be + 形容词,或改用动词 benumb 的被动语态(be benumbed)。原句误把 benumbed 当动词过去式,缺少 be 动词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was benumbed to the cold.
正确表达He was benumbed by the cold.
表示“因……而麻木”时,benumbed 常与 by 或 with 连用,不能用 to;to 通常与 numb 搭配表示“对……麻木不仁”(如 numb to pain),但 benumbed 不接 to。因此把 to 改为 by 或 with。
grammar · medium
易错句子The benumbed cold made my fingers stiff.
正确表达The benumbing cold made my fingers stiff.
benumbed 是过去分词作形容词,表示“感到麻木的”(人/身体部位);表示“使人麻木的”应用现在分词 benumbing(修饰事物)。原句用 benumbed 修饰 cold 造成逻辑错误,应改为 benumbing。
numb 指身体某部位因寒冷、压迫或麻药而失去感觉,可作定语、表语,也能作动词;benumbed 更书面、偏文学,多作定语,还可指情感上的迟钝、无动于衷。
dulled 多指感觉或反应被逐渐削弱,常用 by 引出原因;benumbed 强调知觉或情感被彻底夺去,程度更重,语体也更书面。
apathetic 只指对事情缺乏兴趣或热情,一般修饰人或态度,不用于身体感觉;benumbed 既可指身体麻木,也可指情感麻木,并暗示这种迟钝由外界刺激造成。
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