numb

adjective · verbA1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

number

Superlative

numbest

1.
Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
fingers numb with cold
legs numb from kneeling
Đồng nghĩa: deadened, insensible, nerveless
2.
Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way.
numb with shock; numb with boredom
Đồng nghĩa: stunned
3.
(Maine)Dumb or stupid.
4.
(obsolete)Causing numbness.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

numbs

V_ing/Gerund

numbing

V_ed/pp

numbed

1.
(transitive)To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.
When I first heard the news, I was numbed by the shock.
Đồng nghĩa: benumb
2.
(transitive)To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.
He turned to alcohol to numb his pain.
Đồng nghĩa: dull
3.
(transitive)To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.
Đồng nghĩa: dull
4.
(intransitive)To become numb (especially physically).

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

deadenedinsensible nerveless stunned benumb dull dead

Trái nghĩa

sensible sensitivesensible, sensitive

Cùng gốc / liên quan

numbfishnumbheadnumbishnumbskullnumbskullednumbwitnumbyrenumbunnumbbenumbbrain-numbingnumb-handednumb-brainednumbly numbnessnumbnutsnumskull

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From the past participle of nim (to take). Compare benommen and numinn. The final ⟨b⟩ is a later addition; it was never pronounced, and did not appear in the original word.