Word · Frequency #20850
deafen
使聋；使失聪
make deaf
- 1.
To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
使失聪,暂时或永久地
- 2.
To make soundproof.
使隔音
震耳欲聋；使隔音；给…加隔音层；使失聪,暂时或永久地；使隔音；使聋
In use
The fire alarm was so loud that it nearly deafened the people in the hallway.
The steady roar of the machinery deafens anyone who works there without ear protection.
The crowd's excited screams deafened the singer for a few seconds after the show.
deafen sb
及物用法，强调使某人失去听力。
The loud music deafened him temporarily.
巨大的音乐声暂时使他耳聋。
be deafened by sth
被动结构，表示被某物震聋。
She was deafened by the explosion.
她被爆炸声震聋了。
deafen sth
及物用法，指使某物隔音。
They used special materials to deafen the walls.
他们用特殊材料给墙壁隔音。
Verb forms
base deafen · third person deafens · -ing deafening · past deafened · past participle deafened
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
The loud noise deaf me.The loud noise deafened me.
动词deafen的过去式是deafened，而deaf是形容词，不能直接作谓语，应使用deafen的过去式表示'使聋'。
This music is very deafen.This music is very deafening.
deafen是动词，在be动词后应使用其现在分词形式deafening作为形容词，表示'震耳欲聋的'。
Connections
Collocations
- be deafened by
- 被（巨响）震聋
- She was deafened by the blast.她被爆炸声震聋了。
- deafening noise
- 震耳欲聋的噪音
- The deafening noise from the construction site made it hard to talk.建筑工地震耳欲聋的噪音让人很难交谈。
- deafening silence
- 死寂；令人不安的沉默
- His question was met with deafening silence.他的问题换来一片死寂。
- nearly deafen
- 几乎把…震聋
- The explosion nearly deafened me.爆炸几乎把我震聋了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- deafening silence
- 震耳欲聋的沉默；意味深长的沉寂There was a deafening silence after his question.他提问后，一片死寂。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
deafen由deaf（聋的）+动词后缀-en（使…）组成，联想“使…变聋”，如震耳欲聋的响声让人deafen。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：hearing loss and injuries、extreme noise、sound insulation 该词属中性书面动词，具体语体随义项而变化：表示“使聋/变聋”时多用于医学或事故叙述；表示“震耳欲聋”时日常和文学中都可见，但更常用形容词 deafening；表示“使隔音”时多用于建筑或声学技术领域。整体不用于口语高频表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 deafen /ˈdɛfən/ 完全押韵。heaven /ˈhɛvən/ 和 leaven /ˈlɛvən/ 彼此押韵，但它们用 /v/；seven /ˈsɛvən/ 也用 /v/；often /ˈɔːfən/ 用 /ɔː/ 而不是 /ɛ/。注意 leaf /liːf/ 的 ea 读 /iː/，而 deafen 的 ea 读 /ɛ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.