numb

英 [nʌm]

美 [nʌm]

adj. 麻木的; 失去知觉的; 迟钝的; 呆滞的
v. 使失去知觉; 使麻木; 使迟钝

过去分词：numbed　现在分词：numbing　第三人称单数：numbs　过去式：numbed　比较级：number　

Collins.1 / BNC.12639 / COCA.9317

牛津词典

adj.

麻木的；失去知觉的
if a part of your body is numb , you cannot feel anything in it, for example because of cold
1. to be/go numb
  麻木；失去知觉
2. numb with cold
  冻僵
3. 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。
麻木的；迟钝的；呆滞的
unable to feel, think or react in the normal way
1. He felt numb with shock.
  他惊呆了。

verb

使失去知觉；使麻木
to make a part of your body unable to feel anything, for example because of cold
1. His fingers were numbed with the cold.
  他的手指冻僵了。
使麻木；使迟钝
to make sb unable to feel, think or react in a normal way, for example because of an emotional shock
1. 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。

ADJ-GRADED 麻木的;失去知觉的
If a part of your body isnumb, you cannot feel anything there.
1. He could feel his fingers growing numb at their tips...
  他能感到指尖正在变得麻木。
2. My legs felt numb and my toes ached.
  我双腿麻木，脚趾疼痛。
ADJ-GRADED (因震惊、害怕、悲痛等)失态的，木然的
If you arenumb withshock, fear, or grief, you are so shocked, frightened, or upset that you cannot think clearly or feel any emotion.
1. The mother, numb with grief, has trouble speaking...
  那位母亲因过于悲痛而说不出话来。
2. I was so shocked I went numb.
  我太过震惊，呆若木鸡。
See also:For a while the shock of Philippe's letter numbed her...The horror of my experience has numbed my senses.mind-numbing
VERB (因天气、药品或重击)使(身体某部位)麻木，使失去知觉
If cold weather, a drug, or a blownumbsa part of your body, you can no longer feel anything in it.
1. The cold numbed my fingers...
  严寒冻得我的手指都没有知觉了。
2. 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。
3. She awoke with a numbed feeling in her left leg.
  她醒来觉得左腿麻木。

verb

adj

so frightened as to be unable to move
1. too numb with fear to move
lacking sensation
1. my foot is asleep
2. numb with cold
Synonym:asleep(p)benumbed