deaden

Word family noun dead death deadliness deadenerdeadeningdeaderdeadlinessdeadnessdeadbeatdead duckdead enddeadeyedead heatdeadhousedeadlightsdeadlinedeadlockdeadly nightshadedeadpandead ringerdeadstockdead woodadjective dead deadly deathly deadstrokeverb deaden adverb deadly deathly

dead·en /ˈdedn/ verb [transitiveT]

REDUCEto make a feeling or sound less strong 减轻〔某种感觉〕；降低〔声响〕

medicine to deaden the pain

镇痛药

Examples from the Corpus

deaden• Repetition is considered to be deadening, boring, thoughtless.• Alcohol serves to deaden feelings which the individual can not manage, or wishes to avoid.• If he couldn't lose the feeling, perhaps he could deaden it.• Before that time, alcohol had been in general use to deaden pain, though some sturdy souls rejected it on principle.• He drank alcohol to deaden the pain.• Soundposts are an important feature of bowed instruments but are unsuitable for plucked instruments and will deaden the sound of a dulcimer.• It would be spring soon, but I had been too deadened to notice.• When you listen to the radio, the music deadens your rhythm and causes you to create uniform sentences.

单词	deaden
释义	deaden Word family noun dead death deadliness deadenerdeadeningdeaderdeadlinessdeadnessdeadbeatdead duckdead enddeadeyedead heatdeadhousedeadlightsdeadlinedeadlockdeadly nightshadedeadpandead ringerdeadstockdead woodadjective dead deadly deathly deadstrokeverb deaden adverb deadly deathly dead·en /ˈdedn/ verb [transitiveT] REDUCEto make a feeling or sound less strong 减轻〔某种感觉〕；降低〔声响〕 medicine to deaden the pain 镇痛药 Examples from the Corpus deaden• Repetition is considered to be deadening, boring, thoughtless.• Alcohol serves to deaden feelings which the individual can not manage, or wishes to avoid.• If he couldn't lose the feeling, perhaps he could deaden it.• Before that time, alcohol had been in general use to deaden pain, though some sturdy souls rejected it on principle.• He drank alcohol to deaden the pain.• Soundposts are an important feature of bowed instruments but are unsuitable for plucked instruments and will deaden the sound of a dulcimer.• It would be spring soon, but I had been too deadened to notice.• When you listen to the radio, the music deadens your rhythm and causes you to create uniform sentences.
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