numbing
numbing — 動詞
- numbingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- numbings3rd person singular
- numbinging-ing form
- numbingedpast simple
1. to stop a body part or an emotion from feeling pain, cold, or other sensations,
使麻木
使身體或情緒失去感覺
to stop a body part or an emotion from feeling pain, cold, or other sensations, using cold, medicine, or a strong shock
The freezing water is numbing Tuan's feet as he stands in the river.
冰冷的河水正讓站在溪中的 Tuan 雙腳逐漸麻木。
present continuous: is numbing [body part]
Reema keeps numbing her ankle with ice packs after every long run.
Reema 每次長跑後都用冰袋冰敷腳踝，讓它暫時麻木。
keep + gerund: numbing [body part] with [method]
The doctor is numbing Walid's arm with a spray before removing the small cyst.
醫生正在用噴霧麻醉 Walid 的手臂，準備移除那個小囊腫。
On the flight Mira tried numbing her fear by focusing on her breathing.
在飛行途中，Mira 試著專注呼吸，使自己的恐懼感麻木下來。
- deadens
more formal, often for physical sensation
- desensitizes
focuses on reducing sensitivity, common for emotional contexts
- anaesthetizes
specifically medical, using drugs to block pain
- sensitizes
makes more responsive to sensation
- awakens
restores feeling or emotional awareness
文法句型
numb + body part / emotion
numb + object + with/by + method
用法筆記
The object of the verb is either a body part (fingers, gums, skin) or an emotion (fear, grief, pain). The method used to cause numbness can be introduced by 'with' (for a tool or substance) or 'by' (for an action).
常見錯誤
numbing — 形容詞
- numbingpositive
- more numbingcomparative
- most numbingsuperlative
1. describing something that takes away your ability to sense physical or emotional
令人麻木的
讓人失去知覺或情感的
describing something that takes away your ability to sense physical or emotional things, such as extreme cold, repetitive work, or a shocking event
The numbing cold in the mountains turned Tuan's fingers white.
山區令人麻木的寒冷讓 Tuan 的手指凍得發白。
numbing + [noun] describing physical effect of cold
Valentina felt a numbing fear as she walked into the dark basement alone.
Valentina 獨自走進漆黑的地下室時，感到一陣令人麻木的恐懼。
numbing + fear — emotional numbness pattern
The factory workers hated the numbing repetition of their daily tasks.
工廠工人厭惡每天工作中那些令人麻木的重複勞動。
A numbing sense of grief settled over the Watanabe family after the funeral.
葬禮過後，一種令人麻木的悲傷籠罩了 Watanabe 一家。
- desensitizing
similar, often for psychological or emotional effects
- deadening
more formal, suggests a gradual or permanent loss of feeling
- freezing
only for cold-related physical numbness
- stimulating
awakens the senses or emotions
- invigorating
fills with energy and feeling
文法句型
numbing + noun
be + numbing
用法筆記
Describes external causes (cold, routine, fear, pain) that produce numbness. Do not use 'numbing' to describe your own physical state — use 'numb' instead (e.g., 'My toes are numb', NOT 'My toes are numbing').