numb
英 [nʌm]
美[nʌm]
- vt. 使麻木；使发愣；使失去感觉
- adj. 麻木的；发愣的
词态变化
第三人称单数: numbs;过去式: numbed;过去分词: numbed;现在分词: numbing;副词: numbly;名词: numbness;
助记提示
1. PIE root *nem- "divide, distribute, allot; take" (cf. Greek nemein "deal out," nemesis "just indignation," Latin numerus "number") => nim- "take, grasp, seize" => OE: niman "take, grasp, seize".
2. niman "take, grasp, seize" => nimen "take, grasp, seize" => 过去分词：nome => numb "deprived of motion or feeling," literally "taken, seized".
3. The extraneous -b (to conform to comb, limb, etc.) appeared 17c.
4. 因为被抓住而导致动弹不得，使用其比喻义。
5. 同源词：nim, numb, nimble.
2. niman "take, grasp, seize" => nimen "take, grasp, seize" => 过去分词：nome => numb "deprived of motion or feeling," literally "taken, seized".
3. The extraneous -b (to conform to comb, limb, etc.) appeared 17c.
4. 因为被抓住而导致动弹不得，使用其比喻义。
5. 同源词：nim, numb, nimble.
中文词源
numb 麻木的
来自古英语niman,拿，抓，来自PIE*nem,分配，分开，词源同number,nimble.比喻用法，失去感觉的，麻痹，中风，引申词义麻木的。
英英释意
- 1. make numb or insensitive;
- "The shock numbed her senses"
英文词源
- numb (adj.)
- c. 1400, nome, "deprived of motion or feeling," literally "taken, seized," from past participle of nimen "to take, seize," from Old English niman "to take, catch, grasp" (see nimble). The extraneous -b (to conform to comb, limb, etc.) appeared 17c. The notion is of being "taken" with palsy, shock, and especially cold. Figurative use from 1560s.
- numb (v.)
- 1550s, from numb (adj.). Related: Numbed; numbing.
考试真题
- But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear; we are numb to new stimulation, new ideas.
2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
实用场景例句
- to be/go numb
- 麻木；失去知觉
牛津词典
- numb with cold
- 冻僵
牛津词典
- I've just been to the dentist and my face is still numb.
- 我刚刚去看了牙医，脸上现在还没知觉呢。
牛津词典
- He felt numb with shock.
- 他惊呆了。
牛津词典
- Her life would never be the same again, she realized numbly.
- 她模模糊糊地意识到她的生活不会和过去一样了。
牛津词典
- [不可数名词]pain and numbness in my fingers
- 我的手指又疼又麻
牛津词典
- He was still in a state of numbness and shock from the accident.
- 由于这事故，他还处于麻木与震惊状态之中。
牛津词典
- His fingers were numbed with the cold.
- 他的手指冻僵了。
牛津词典
- We sat there in silence, numbed by the shock of her death.
- 我们默默地坐在那里发愣，因为她的死使我们感到震惊。
牛津词典
- He could feel his fingers growing numb at their tips...
- 他能感到指尖正在变得麻木。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- My legs felt numb and my toes ached.
- 我双腿麻木，脚趾疼痛。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The mother, numb with grief, has trouble speaking...
- 那位母亲因过于悲痛而说不出话来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I was so shocked I went numb.
- 我太过震惊，呆若木鸡。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- For a while the shock of Philippe's letter numbed her...
- 菲利普来信的打击让她愣了好一会儿。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The horror of my experience has numbed my senses.
- 我经历的那种恐怖已使我感觉迟钝。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The cold numbed my fingers...
- 严寒冻得我的手指都没有知觉了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- An injection of local anaesthetic is usually given first to numb the area...
- 通常先注射局部麻醉药，使该部位失去知觉。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I was numb more with fright than with the cold.
- 我浑身麻木,与其说是因为天冷,还不如说是因为害怕.
期刊摘选
- His dogs were numb with cold.
- 他的双脚都冻僵了.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- I've become so numb I can't feel you there.
- 我变的如此麻木,感觉不到你的存在.
期刊摘选
- His lower members were numb with cold.
- 他的下肢冻僵了.
辞典例句
- His mind had grown suddenly numb; seconds seemed hours.
- 他的大脑突然麻木, 几秒钟就象几个小时一样漫长.
期刊摘选
- He was numb with shock.
- 他被惊呆了.
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- He finished it in a few mouthfuls, his tongue numb, his heart buoyant.
- 几口把它吃完, 舌头有些麻木, 心中舒服.
汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- But numb people are, allowing themselves'hearts becoming frozen!
- 人们啊, 他们把冰放在自己的心上,一切都毫无感觉.
期刊摘选
- You work so hard during days that you hands are both numb.
- 平日你辛苦的工作,做到手都麻了.
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