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deaden sth
及物动词，后接名词表示使某物减弱或麻木。
The medicine deadens the pain.
这种药物减轻了疼痛。
使减弱；使麻木
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使减弱；使麻木
to make something less strong or intense, or to deprive of feeling
The medicine deadens the pain.
这种药物减轻了疼痛。
用于声音、疼痛、感情等
使不活泼；减弱；消音。
To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
变得不活泼；自行减弱。
To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
使隔音。
To make soundproof.
deaden
Base
原形
deadens
3rd person
第三人称单数
deadening
-ing
现在分词
deadened
Past
过去式
deadened
Past participle
过去分词
The medication deadens the pain.
药物使疼痛麻木。
The cold deadened my fingers.
寒冷使我的手指麻木。
The shock has deadened his senses.
震惊使他的感官麻木。
The anesthetic is deadening the area.
麻醉剂正在使该区域麻木。
规则动词，过去式/过去分词加-ed，现在分词去e加-ing。
The thick curtains deaden the noise from the street.
厚重的窗帘减弱了街道的噪音。
The doctor gave him an injection to deaden the pain.
医生给他打了一针以麻木疼痛。
His enthusiasm deadened after the failure.
失败后他的热情减弱了。
及物动词，后接名词表示使某物减弱或麻木。
The medicine deadens the pain.
这种药物减轻了疼痛。
不及物用法，表示自身减弱或失去活力。
The sound deadened as we moved away.
我们走远时声音减弱了。
表示通过某种手段使某物减弱。
She deadened the noise with earplugs.
她用耳塞减弱了噪音。
Not this
After the long run, my legs were deaden.
Use this
After the long run, my legs were deadened.
deaden的过去分词deadened用作形容词表示状态，不可用动词原形deaden。
Not this
The loud music deadened.
Use this
The loud music deadened my ears.
deaden作及物动词表示‘使麻木’时必须接宾语，不可单独使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
减轻疼痛；使疼痛减弱
The doctor gave him an injection to deaden the pain.
医生给他打了一针以减轻疼痛。
降低噪音；减弱嘈杂声
These earplugs will deaden the noise of the construction work.
这些耳塞会减弱施工的噪音。
减轻打击；缓和影响
She tried to deaden the blow by breaking the news gently.
她试图委婉地透露消息，以减轻打击。
减小冲击；减弱影响
The airbag is designed to deaden the impact of a collision.
安全气囊旨在减轻碰撞时的冲击。
使感觉迟钝；使感官麻木
The medication may deaden the senses and make you feel drowsy.
这种药物可能会使感觉迟钝，让你感到昏昏欲睡。
减轻疼痛；使疼痛麻木
The doctor gave him medication to deaden the pain during the procedure.
医生给他开了药，以减轻手术过程中的疼痛。
消音；降低声音
These curtains help to deaden the sound from the street.
这些窗帘有助于减弱街上传来的声音。
麻痹感官；使感觉迟钝
Too much alcohol deadens the senses and slows your reactions.
过量饮酒会麻痹感官，使反应变慢。
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联想dead（死）+后缀-en，使变“死”、失去活力：消音、减弱、麻木。
语域：mixed 常见场景：止痛/医疗、隔音/建筑、减弱效果（抽象/书面） deaden 的正式程度会随用法而变化：书面语中较常见，多表示“减弱、减轻、使麻木”；在“deaden the pain”（止痛）、“deaden a room”（隔音）等搭配中，医学、建筑等专业场景也会使用。日常口语中不算高频，但搭配具体名词时依然自然。
及物动词表示'使减弱/麻木'；不及物动词表示'减弱/失去活力'
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