Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #12639
numbed
使麻木；使失去感觉
numbed is the past of numb.
核心释义
to make a part of the body or a person unable to feel anything, especially through cold, injury, or emotion
- 1.
使变得麻木(身体或情感上)
To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
- 2.
使麻木或无感觉
make numb or insensitive
- 3.
使(感觉)变得不那么强烈。
To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.
- 4.
使(思维、能力等)变得迟钝
To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.
- 5.
变得麻木(尤指身体上)。
To become numb (especially physically).
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
用法In use
The cold wind numbed his fingers as he waited for the bus.
用法提示：动词 'numbed' 表示寒冷使手指失去感觉。
The dentist used a gel to numb my gums before the injection.
用法提示：动词 'numb' 表示使用药物使牙龈失去痛觉。
Sitting in the same position for hours numbed her legs completely.
用法提示：动词 'numbed' 表示长时间不动导致腿部失去感觉。
The shock numbed her senses
numb sth
及物用法，宾语常是身体部位，也可指感觉或情绪。
The icy water numbed my feet in seconds.
冰冷的水几秒钟就让我的双脚麻木了。
numb sb to sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语
发音与拼写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).
用法优先级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。
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