Word · Frequency #34985
numbing
/ˈnʌmiŋ/
adjective
使失去感觉的；使麻木的
causing numbness or insensitivity
- 1.
That numbs.
使麻木的。
使麻木的。
In use
The numbing cold wind made it hard to feel my fingers.
After hours of sitting still, I felt a numbing sensation in my legs.
The repeated bad news had a numbing effect on her emotions.
a numbing [noun]
常用作定语，修饰使人失去感觉的事物。
He felt a numbing cold in his fingers.
他感到手指一阵令人麻木的寒冷。
[subject] is numbing
作表语时，主语常为事物或情境。
The repetition of the same task is numbing.
重复同样的任务令人麻木。
Common mistakes
I feel numbing in my fingers.I feel numbness in my fingers.
“Numbing” 是形容词，表示“使麻木的”，不能用作名词表示“麻木的感觉”。应使用名词 “numbness”。
My hands are numbing.My hands are numb.
“Numbing” 是形容词，意为“使麻木的”，通常修饰事物或过程，不用于描述状态。描述“手是麻木的”应用形容词 “numb”。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.