deafen

/ˈdefn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdefn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈde-fən/ (ame, mw)

deafen — 動詞

1. To take away a person's ability to hear through an extremely loud sound, either

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

震聾

巨大噪音使人暫時或永久失去聽力

To take away a person's ability to hear through an extremely loud sound, either for a moment or forever.

例句

The explosion at the factory deafened Reuben and his co-worker for several hours.

工廠的爆炸讓 Reuben 和同事震聾了好幾個小時。

active voice: deafen + direct object

Manuela's ears were still deafened the morning after the rock concert ended.

Manuela 在搖滾音樂會結束後，耳朵仍然被震聾了。

passive: be deafened + by (implied sound source)

文法句型

deafen + noun phrase

be deafened + by + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice (be deafened by). The cause of deafening is typically a sudden explosion, loud machinery, or amplified sound. The active voice is also correct but less common.

常見錯誤

❌The music deafened when I turned it up.
✅The music deafened me when I turned it up.
💡'deafen' is transitive and needs a direct object; it cannot be used without one.
❌He was deaf by the loud noise.
✅He was deafened by the loud noise.
💡'deaf' is an adjective describing a permanent state; 'deafened' is the past participle describing the action of being made unable to hear.