numb

Các nghĩa

1. làm tê liệt

   To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).

   transitive

   The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.

   When I first heard the news, I was numbed by the shock.

   But her main concern is the hard seating that numbs the nether regions.

2. làm dịu bớt

   To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.

   transitive

   He turned to alcohol to numb his pain.

   [I was] thankful for the pain, which helped to numb my terror.

3. làm chai lì

   To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.

   transitive

   […] hunger, fatigue, and despairing hopelessness had numbed his brain […]

4. trở nên tê liệt

   To become numb (especially physically).

   intransitive

   […] after fumbling with numbing fingers for ten or fifteen minutes, he waved his hand with a gesture of despair […]

Dạng khác

• numbs present, singular, third-person
• numbing participle, present
• numbed participle, past

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