请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 deafen
释义

Trends of
deafen

View usage for:

deafen

(defən)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense deafens, present participle deafening, past tense, past participle 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 More Synonyms of deafen
3.  See also deafening

deafen in British English

(ˈdɛfən)
verb
(transitive)
to make deaf, esp momentarily, as by a loud noise

deafen in American English

(ˈdɛfən)
verb transitive
1. 
to make deaf
2. 
to overwhelm with noise
3.  Archaic
to drown out (a sound) with a louder sound
Derived forms
deafening (ˈdeafening)
adjective, noun
deafeningly (ˈdeafeningly)
adverb

Examples of 'deafen' in a sentence
deafen

The noise was deafening outside the turret.
Richard Holmes Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War (2006)
Its satirical edge was sharpened by the deafening volume.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Walk past a herd of them and the noise is almost deafening.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The shouts of hundreds of pheasants were almost deafening.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The simulator's visual effects are as spectacular as the noise is deafening.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
At the opening ceremony, the atmosphere is intense and the noise deafening.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
As they walked up the long driveway, the screams were almost deafening.
The Sun (2014)
It began as a ballad, crashed into a deafening rock chorus and ended with the singer dropping to his knees.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The artillery noise was deafening.
The Sun (2014)
Now the noise was deafening.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Contemporary descriptions all exclaim the overwhelming deafening noise of the machines, and the clouds of cotton waste like snow in the air.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The zone has been sealed off since the structure was destroyed at 4am a week ago when witnesses reported mysterious lights and deafening noise.
The Sun (2009)
The noise was deafening, Ireland were back in it.
The Sun (2012)
The air was choked with smoke and fury, the noise deafening, the attacking fierce.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In the stands, although not full, the noise was deafening.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The advantage of large headphones is that they block out most outside noise, so you can hear detail in music without resorting to deafening volume.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The modern echoes are, at times, deafening.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
At least I think that's what they said because the noise was deafening.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The ground was as full you would want it, the pitch as unpredictable and the noise as deafening, and what followed fitted that theme rather nicely.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
deafen

British English: deafen 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.
  • American English: deafen
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ensurdecer
  • Chinese: 使…震聋
  • European Spanish: ensordecer
  • French: assourdir
  • German: taub machen
  • Italian: assordare
  • Japanese: >耳を聞こえなくする騒音が
  • Korean: 귀를 멍하게 하다
  • European Portuguese: ensurdecer
  • Latin American Spanish: ensordecer

Chinese translation of 'deafen'

deafen

(ˈdɛfn)

vt

  1. 使聋(聾) (shǐ lóng)
(verb) 
Definition
to make deaf, esp. momentarily by a loud noise
He was deafened by the noise from the crowd.
Synonyms
make deaf
deprive of hearing
split or burst the eardrums

Synonyms of 'deafen'

deafen

Explore 'deafen' in the dictionary
随便看

　

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/2/3 22:43:01