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单词 deaden
释义
deaden
verb[T]
uk
/ˈded.ən/us
/ˈded.ən/
to make something lesspainfulor lessstrong:
缓解，减轻（疼痛）；削弱
Morphine is often used to deaden thepainofseriousinjuries.吗啡常用来缓解重伤引起的疼痛。
Doubleglazinghashelpedto deaden thenoisefrom theroad.装上双层玻璃有助于降低公路上传来的噪音。
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(Definition ofdeadenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

deaden| American Dictionary

deaden
verb[T]
us
/ˈded·ən/
toreducetheseverityoreffectof something:
Heaskedfor somestrongermedicationto deaden thepain.
(Definition ofdeadenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeaden

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And even if no longer acoustically deadened, they can still be deprived of their otherworldly dimension.
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Critics argued that the official ceremonies were intellectually deadening and that official intrusion into salons damaged their ability to create enlightened public opinion.
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Repetition deadens our capacity to think, but leaves its sediment in the mind.
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But the tenderness of humour survives even this deadening interruption of the old relationship.
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Any sense of spontaneity and immediate self-expression is deadened.
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Well, one way to deal with such torment is todeadenor suppress the very good that is causing this torment.
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In particular, legged robots may use their natural compliance todeadenany shock when dealing with an unknown environment.
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Stanislavsky was well aware that the inexperienced actor was prone to a deadening self-consciousness that inhibited 'delicate shadings of feeling or the spiritual life of your part'.
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Applied as a plaster, it deadened pain.
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It has attempted todeadenthe fire by grouting.
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The perpetual treadmill of austerity forced on people who are hungry for something which is surplus in the world, willdeadenall men's efforts.
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The whole thing deadens debate and reduces it to the level of commonplace interjections upon masters of high public importance.
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It is better to be carried away by enthusiasm than deadened by apathy and deadened by predetermined decisions.
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A palliative deadens pain and hides the real trouble which is not therefore cured.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are becoming emotionally deadened by the horrors that we witness and have come to accept violence as normal.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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