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单词 deadening
释义
Deadening
nnoun.actthe act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
Synset:constipation impairment stultification
Derivationally Related Form:deaden
Hypernyms:debasement degradation
Inherited Hypernyms:stultificationdegradationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changemake vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
Synset:damp dampen deaden
Examples:
  • muffle the message
Derivationally Related Form:damper
Hypernyms:break damp dampen soften weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:dampendampendeadenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactcut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
Topic:floraplantplant life
Synset:deaden girdle
Examples:
  • girdle the plant
Derivationally Related Form:girdle
Hypernyms:incise
Inherited Hypernyms:girdleincisecutseparatemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changemake vapid or deprive of spirit
Examples:
  • deadened wine
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:deadenchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.changelessen the momentum or velocity of
Examples:
  • deaden a ship's headway
Hypernyms:retard
Inherited Hypernyms:deadenretarddeceleratechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
Derivationally Related Form:deadening
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:deadenchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changemake less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
Synset:blunt deaden
Examples:
  • Terror blunted her feelings
  • deaden a sound
Antonyms:enliven
Derivationally Related Form:deadening
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:deadenchange
Direct Hyponyms:breakdampdampenobtundpetrifysoftenweaken
Full Troponyms:dampendeafenobtundpetrify
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changeconvert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
Topic:chemical sciencechemistry
Hypernyms:convert
Inherited Hypernyms:deadenconvertchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allso lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Synset:boring dull ho-hum irksome slow tedious tiresome wearisome
Examples:
  • a boring evening with uninteresting people
  • the deadening effect of some routine tasks
  • a dull play
  • his competent but dull performance
  • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
  • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is - Edmund Burke
  • tedious days on the train
  • the tiresome chirping of a cricket - Mark Twain
  • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
Antonyms:interesting
Derivationally Related Form:boringnessdullnesstediumtediousnesstiresomeness
Inherited Hypernyms:boring
Similar to:uninteresting
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