numb
🇬🇧 UK/nʌm/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Unable to feel physically or respond emotionally in a normal way
麻木的;失去知觉的;无感觉的
v.
To cause loss of physical sensation or emotional feeling
使麻木;使失去知觉
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishnumbother
=numb
Common Collocations
- 1.go numb变得麻木
- 2.numb with cold被冷冻麻木
- 3.numb pain麻痹疼痛
Example Sentences
- 1.
After sitting in the cold water, his fingers became numb and stiff.
- 2.
The anesthetic numbed the area before the surgery began.