| 单词 | numb |
| 释义 | numb (nʌm ) Word forms: numbs , numbing , numbed 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything there. He could feel his fingers growing numb at their tips. My legs felt numb and my toes ached. Synonyms: unfeeling, dead, frozen, paralysed numbness uncountable noun I have recently been suffering from pain and numbness in my hands. [+ in] Synonyms: torpor, deadness, dullness, stupefaction Synonyms: deadness, paralysis, insensitivity, dullness 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are numb with shock, fear, or grief, you are so shocked, frightened, or upset that you cannot think clearly or feel any emotion. The mother, numb with grief, has trouble speaking. [+ with] I was so shocked I went numb. Synonyms: stupefied, deadened, unfeeling, insensible numbness uncountable noun [oft adjective NOUN] Many men become more aware of emotional numbness in their 40s. Synonyms: torpor, deadness, dullness, stupefaction numbly (nʌmli ) adverb [ADVERB with verb] He walked numbly into the cemetery. 3. verb If an event or experience numbs you, you can no longer think clearly or feel any emotion. For a while the shock of Philippe's letter numbed her. [VERB noun] The horror of my experience has numbed my senses. [VERB noun] Synonyms: stun, knock out, paralyse, daze numbed adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] I'm so numbed with shock that I can hardly think. ...the sort of numbed hush which usually follows an automobile accident. 4. See also mind-numbing 5. verb If cold weather, a drug, or a blow numbs a part of your body, you can no longer feel anything in it. The cold numbed my fingers. [VERB noun] An injection of local anaesthetic is usually given first to numb the area. [VERB noun] She awoke with a numbed feeling in her left leg. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: deaden, freeze, dull, paralyse Collocations: completely numb I felt completely numb and have been feeling weird since. Times, Sunday Times I just remember feeling completely numb. Times, Sunday Times I was completely numb for a fortnight. Times, Sunday Times The attack left him weak in the knees and one side of his body was completely numb. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I was prescribed antiviral tablets to shorten the length of the outbreak and a local anaesthetic spray to numb the pain. Times, Sunday Times I went out and got drunk to numb the pain. The Sun I found myself looking for excitement, freedom, and something to numb my pain. Christianity Today Combined with a struggle to find companionship, she turned to alcohol to numb her pain. The Sun I resorted to taking almost six pills a day to numb the pain. The Sun I'm in shock and totally numb. The Sun There are many options - for example, they might want to consider a nerve block to totally numb the nerves in the area. The Sun The army high command for some unknown reason was totally numb. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 麻木的 Japanese: 感覚のない |
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