Word · Frequency #14406
Fully loadeddeafening
震耳欲聋的
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
- 1.
Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
响得足以导致暂时或永久性听力损失。
响得足以导致暂时或永久性听力损失。
In use
The sound of the fireworks was deafening in the narrow street.
We had to shout over the deafening noise of the construction site.
The cheering in the stadium was so deafening that I could not hear my phone.
deafening + noun
作定语，修饰名词，强调声音大到难以承受。
The crowd let out a deafening roar.
人群发出了震耳欲聋的吼声。
be + deafening
作表语，描述主语的特征。也可与 silence 搭配，表示令人不安的寂静。
The music at the concert was deafening.
音乐会上的音乐震耳欲聋。
Common mistakes
The music was deafening loud.The music was deafeningly loud.
Connections
Collocations
- deafening noise
- 震耳欲聋的噪音
- The engine made a deafening noise when I started it.我一启动引擎，它就发出震耳欲聋的噪音。
- deafening silence
- 死一般的寂静
- His question was met with deafening silence.他的提问换来一片死寂。
- deafening roar
- 震耳欲聋的轰鸣声
- We could hear the deafening roar of the waterfall from the trail.我们在小路上就能听到瀑布震耳欲聋的轰鸣声。
- deafening music
- 震耳欲聋的音乐
- The club was playing deafening music.俱乐部里放着震耳欲聋的音乐。
- deafening applause
- 震耳欲聋的掌声
- The singer walked off to deafening applause.歌手在震耳欲聋的掌声中走下台。
- deafening blast
Learner notes
Memory Tip
deaf是“聋的”，deafening就是“大到让人聋”，联想“震耳欲聋”这个词。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing extremely loud sounds、figurative use such as 'a deafening silence' deafening 通常用于形容音量极大、几乎令人暂时失聪的声音；也可用于比喻，如 a deafening silence（一片死寂）。多用于书面描写和新闻报道，在日常口语中也自然，整体属于中性的标准说法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with deafening /ˈdɛfənɪŋ/. Spelling lookalikes ending in -ening have different stressed vowels or consonants: happening /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ has /æ/, opening /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/ has /oʊ/, fastening /ˈfæsənɪŋ/ has /æ/, strengthening /ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ/ has /ɛ/ followed by /ŋθ/, threatening /ˈθrɛtənɪŋ/ has /ɛ/ but /t/ before /ənɪŋ/, and deepening /ˈdiːpənɪŋ/ has /iːp/ instead of /ɛf/. Pay special attention to deepening, which looks similar to deafening but is pronounced very differently.
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
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