be.numb
v.tr.（及物动词）be.numbed,be.numb.ing,be.numbs To make numb, especially by cold.使麻木：使麻木，尤指因寒冷To make inactive; dull:使失去知觉：使失去活力；使迟钝：例句：.The anesthetic afternoon benumbs, sickens our senses.(Karl Shapiro)See Synonyms at daze .那个令人麻醉的下午使我们的感觉迟钝，麻木不仁.(卡尔·夏皮罗)参见 daze
来源：Middle English binomen [from past participle of] binimen [to take away] 中古英语 binomen [] 源自binimen的过去分词 [拿走] from Old English beniman 源自 古英语 beniman be- [away] * see be- be- [远离] *参见 be-niman [to take] * see numb niman [拿] *参见 numb
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benumb.ment
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