Word
benumbed
/biˈnʌm/
verb
使失去感觉，使麻木，使迟钝
benumbed is the past of benumb.
make numb or insensitive
- 1.
To make numb, as by cold or anesthetic.
使麻木；使失去知觉(如因寒冷或麻醉)
- 2.
To deaden, dull (the mind, faculties, etc.).
使迟钝；使麻木(头脑、官能等)
使麻木；使失去知觉(如因寒冷或麻醉)；使迟钝；使麻木(头脑、官能等)；使失去感觉；使迟钝；使麻木
In use
The freezing wind benumbed my fingers within minutes.
Watching the same tragic news repeatedly is benumbing the public's sensitivity.
The monotonous lecture benumbs the students' minds.
benumb sth/sb
The cold wind benumbed my fingers.
冷风使我的手指失去知觉。
be benumbed by/with sth
常用于被动结构，表示原因。
His mind was benumbed by the shock.
他的头脑因震惊而麻木。
be benumbed to sth
表示对...麻木不仁。
After years of war, people became benumbed to violence.
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