单词 | deadened |
释义 | deadened (once / 5516 pages) adj WORD FAMILY deaden: deadened, deadening, deadens+/dead: deaden, deader, deadest, deadly, deadness, deads/deadening: deadeningly, deadenings/deadly: deadlier, deadliest, deadlily, deadliness USAGE EXAMPLESYears earlier, something terrible happened to Lee, and it’s deadened him at the center. Time(Nov 18, 2016) Fernando Gonzales, 26, another early Clinton voter in Miami, said this consistently implausible election season had long ago deadened his nerves to shock. New York Times(Oct 30, 2016) Like a crude, animated version of the movie “Office Space,” Don’t Get Fired! captures the deadened hamster-wheel ambience of office life. The New Yorker(Sep 27, 2016) 1adj devoid of physical sensation; numb she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth Syn dead insensitive not responsive to physical stimuli 2adj made or become less intense the deadened pangs of hunger Syn dull not keenly felt |
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