| 单词 | deafen |
| 释义 | deafen (defən ) Word forms: deafens , deafening , deafened 1. verb If a noise deafens you, it is so loud that you cannot hear anything else at the same time. The noise of the typewriters deafened her. [VERB noun] 2. verb [usually passive] If you are deafened by something, you are made deaf by it, or are unable to hear for some time. He was deafened by the noise from the gun. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: make deaf, deprive of hearing, split or burst the eardrums 3. See also deafening Collocations: deafening sound The intensity of our joy was nothing compared to the deafening sound of our weaponry crashing to the ground a couple of years earlier. Times, Sunday Times Emanating from his site these past few days has been only the deafening sound of silence. Times, Sunday Times At the deafening sound of the explosion, the birds flew up and disappeared. Christianity Today In a time of drastic cutbacks, spending money on anything can set off a deafening sound and fury. ST A 'deafening sound' of rushing water followed. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 使…震聋 Japanese: 耳を聞こえなくする騒音が |
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