| 单词 | numbly |
| 释义 | numbly adverb uk/ˈnʌm.li/us/ˈnʌm.li/in a way thatshowsnoemotionbecause someone is veryshocked,sad,frightened, etc.: People numblyheldphotosoflostlovedonestoward thecamera. Hestarednumbly out toopensea. See numb
Unable to feel anything
Examplesofnumblynumbly A woman wrapped in a beige blanket staresnumblyinto the distance. FromHuffington Post Numblyhe put his hand to the metal mezuzah affixed to the right side of the doorway. FromUSA TODAY The messaging itself becamenumblymonotonous. FromA.V. Club Yet, she strovenumblyagainst this enveloping despair. FromProject Gutenberg She felt dull,numblytroubled, and in addition a shadow of apprehension was now creeping upon her. FromProject Gutenberg When the sky began to pale in the east, theynumblyresigned themselves to death. FromProject Gutenberg There they halted, glittering eyes peering through the slots in their helmets to fix themselves upon the rigid prisoners who stoodnumblyresigned to death. FromProject Gutenberg Her eyes vacant andnumblyfixed, she rose slowly to her feet. FromProject Gutenberg Numblyhe recognized the countenances which were turned toward him. FromProject Gutenberg His arms ached, his shoulders seemed deadened; he clungnumblyto the wall and searched for another path. FromProject Gutenberg He waitednumbly, expecting more fire, but the brief flame seemed to have died out completely. FromProject Gutenberg With a sinking heart, she realizednumblythat she was ruined before she even started. FromProject Gutenberg After a long while her hands unclasped themselves from behind her head and droppednumblyto her lap. FromProject Gutenberg She could not be very far, he thoughtnumbly, cursing the blindness of his human eyes, the narrowness of his human senses. FromProject Gutenberg He realizednumblyhow symbolic of his future that present moment might be. FromProject Gutenberg 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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