deaden

动词 deaden:

1. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
   同义词：dampen, damp
2. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
   同义词：girdle
3. make vapid or deprive of spirit
4. lessen the momentum or velocity of
5. become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
6. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
   同义词：blunt
7. convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil

1. Her feet were deaden with cold.
   她的脚都冻得麻木了。
2. Unhappiness had deadened her to the lives of others.
   她遭遇不幸，因而对别人的生活也无动於衷。

dead.en

v.（动词）
dead.ened,dead.en.ing,dead.ens
v.tr.（及物动词）
To render less intense, sensitive, or vigorous:
缓和：使紧张、敏感、活力等减轻：
例句：
a medication to deaden the pain; wall tiles that deaden the sound from the rehearsal studio.
止痛的药疗法；能减弱来自彩排室声音的墙砖

To make soundproof.
使隔音
To make less colorful or brilliant.
使无光泽，使不艳丽
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become dead.
死，死去
To lose vigor, brilliance, or liveliness.
失去活力，失去光泽，不快乐

【引伸】
dead.ener
n.（名词）