dead·en
verb/ˈdedn/
/ˈdedn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deaden | /ˈdedn/ /ˈdedn/ |
| he / she / it deadens | /ˈdednz/ /ˈdednz/ |
| past simple deadened | /ˈdednd/ /ˈdednd/ |
| past participle deadened | /ˈdednd/ /ˈdednd/ |
| -ing form deadening | /ˈdednɪŋ/ /ˈdednɪŋ/ |
- deaden something to make something such as a sound, a feeling, etc. less strong
使（声音、感觉等）减弱，缓和，迟钝 - He was given drugs to deaden the pain.
给了他止痛药。 - The wood panelling in the rooms deadened any noise from outside.
房间里的木镶板隔音了外面的任何噪音。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeaden is used with these nouns as the object:- pain
- He was given drugs to deaden the pain.