benumb[bi'nʌm]

• vt.
  • 使麻木，使失去感觉(或知觉)，使僵；使僵冷：

    The homeless was benumbed with cold.

    那个无家可归者被冻僵了。

  • 使迟钝，使呆滞，使麻痹，使僵化：

    She was benumbed with grief at the death of her husband.

    她因痛失丈夫而伤心得发呆。