numbed
past simple and past participle ofnumb
| 单词 | numbed |
| 释义 | numbed past simple and past participle ofnumb numb verb[T] uk/nʌm/us/nʌm/to make something or someonefeelnumb: Theextremecoldnumbed herfaceandhands. Thechildrenare still numbed bytheirfather'sdeath. Synonyms blunt dull Unable to feel anything
Examplesofnumbednumbed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Thisnumbedpattern can be disrupted by rage-driven reenactments directed at others or self-destructively. From theCambridge English Corpus In order to cryoablate a tumor, it is located by ultrasound and the overlying skinnumbedwith a local anesthetic. From theCambridge English Corpus Alternatively, people hardened by war or personal crisis can at times appear 'numbed' or in shock. From theCambridge English Corpus It is very easy to benumbedby statistical correlations. From theCambridge English Corpus He may well be sonumbedby the continuation of this near-30-years war that he will welcome whoever brings peace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Throughout the world we have constant conferences, international squabbles and local wars, and these things havenumbedour senses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The minds of many of these young offenders appear to have beennumbedby greed and indifference to violence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are to some extent beingnumbedinto insensibility on the dollar question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One can easily benumbedby the numbers of refugees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Cutting has already operated on over 500 casualties and admits to beingnumbedby the scale of human tragedy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 People becomenumbed, confused and accustomed to such large figures, which appear meaningless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now we have sunk into anumbedtolerance of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is all too easy t6,becomenumbedby the statistics and photographs of people sleeping rough or families with children in bed and breakfast accommodation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The scene below was illuminated by a pale shaft of light and, innumbedsilence, the officer watched the chaplain as he signalled to a small party of frightened men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To all these people life must becomenumbedand meaningless at the time, and for ever after a haunted wilderness where the demons of revenge for ever lurk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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