时间: 2025-04-26 19:51:19
美: [nʌm]
英: [nʌm]
vt. 使麻木;使发愣;使失去感觉
adj. 麻木的;发愣的
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 19:51:19
词源分析:该单词源自古英语“numen”,意为“使失去感觉”。它的词根“numb”与古法语“nommer”(命名)没有直接关系,但可以与拉丁语“numbere”(数字)联想,因数字的冷漠与麻木感相关。
历史背景:该词在英语中的首次使用可以追溯到14世纪,通常用于描述身体上的感觉缺失。在文学中,莎士比亚的作品中也有类似的用法。
课本:
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
After sitting in the same position for too long, my leg became numb.
(坐同一个姿势太久,我的腿麻木了。)
She felt numb after hearing the devastating news.
(听到毁灭性消息后,她感到麻木。)
The cold weather made his fingers numb.
(寒冷的天气让他的手指麻木。)
He tried to numb the pain with alcohol.
(他试图用酒精麻木痛苦。)
The trauma left her emotionally numb for years.
(创伤让她多年来情感麻木。)
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反义词:
通过上述分析,可以帮助学*者更全面地理解和运用“numb”这个单词。
[ADJ] If a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything there. 麻木的
例:He could feel his fingers growing numb at their tips.他能感觉到他的手指尖正在变得麻木。
[N-UNCOUNT] numbness 麻木
例:I have recently been suffering from pain and numbness in my hands.近来我双手一直疼痛、麻木。
[ADJ] 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. 木然的
例:The mother, numb with grief, has trouble speaking.那位母亲,由于悲伤而木然,说不出话来。
[N-UNCOUNT] numbness 木然
例:Many men become more aware of emotional numbness in their 40s.很多男性四十多岁时愈发意识到自己情感上的麻木。
[V-T] If an event or experience numbs you, you can no longer think clearly or feel any emotion. 使木呆
例:For a while the shock of Philippe's letter numbed her.收到菲利普来信的惊愕让她木呆了好一会儿。
[ADJ] numbed 惊呆的
例:I'm so numbed with shock that I can hardly think.我被惊呆了,以致几乎无法思考。
[V-T] If cold weather, a drug, or a blow numbs a part of your body, you can no longer feel anything in it. 使失去知觉
例:The cold numbed my fingers.寒冷使我的手指失去了知觉。
例:An injection of local anaesthetic is usually given first to numb the area.通常先局部麻药注射使这一部位失去知觉。