Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #12639
numbed
使麻木；使失去感觉
numbed is the past of numb.
to make a part of the body or a person unable to feel anything, especially through cold, injury, or emotion
- 1.
To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
使变得麻木(身体或情感上)
- 2.
make numb or insensitive
使麻木或无感觉
- 3.
To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.
使(感觉)变得不那么强烈。
- 4.
To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.
使(思维、能力等)变得迟钝
- 5.
To become numb (especially physically).
变得麻木(尤指身体上)。
使减弱；缓解；变麻木；发麻；使迟钝；使麻木；使变得麻木(身体或情感上)；使麻木或无感觉
In use
The cold wind numbed his fingers as he waited for the bus.
The dentist used a gel to numb my gums before the injection.
Sitting in the same position for hours numbed her legs completely.
The shock numbed her senses
Verb forms
base numb · third person numbs · -ing numbing · past numbed · past participle numbed
规则变化动词，加-ed构成过去式和过去分词。
Connections
Collocations
- numb the pain
- 缓解疼痛
- The ice pack numbed the pain in her back.冰袋缓解了她背部的疼痛。
- numb the senses
- 使感觉迟钝；使感官麻木
- Too much alcohol numbs the senses.过量饮酒会使感官变得迟钝。
- numb the mind
- 使头脑麻木；使思维迟钝
- She drank wine to numb her mind after the stressful day.压力大的一天后，她喝酒来让自己的头脑麻木。
- numb the body
- 使身体麻木
- The cold weather numbed his body.寒冷的天气使他的身体麻木。
Idioms & figurative uses
- numb the pain
- 麻痹痛苦；缓解（尤指情感上的）痛苦He started drinking to numb the pain of his divorce.他开始借酒浇愁，想麻痹离婚带来的痛苦。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：numb 像“木”(mù) 加 n，想象木头没有感觉——手脚冻“木”了，就是 numb“使麻木”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：physical/medical、emotional/psychological、everyday situations numb 作动词时表示“使麻木、使失去感觉”，属于中性词，不特别正式也不特别口语。比较常见于身体感受（如寒冷、药物作用）和情感或心理描写（如震惊、悲伤），在医疗、文学及日常叙述中都比较自然；具体语气可随搭配和上下文略有变化。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
numb /nʌm/ rhymes with dumb, thumb, crumb, plumb, sum and come; the b in -mb is silent. Beware lookalikes limb /lɪm/ (different vowel) and number /ˈnʌm.bər/ (b is pronounced).
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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