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 English
numbother
=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.

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