benumbed

• 形容词，指失去知觉或感觉麻木的，常形容肢体因寒冷、压迫而麻木，也可引申为情感或精神上的麻木、迟钝。

An archaic adjective meaning made numb or deprived of physical sensation, often used in literary contexts.

1. Lacking physical sensationC1formal

   Having lost the ability to feel physical sensations, often due to cold, injury, or anesthesia.

   麻木的

   • His fingers were benumbed by the freezing wind.
   • After sitting for hours, her legs felt completely benumbed.
   • The dentist's injection left his entire mouth benumbed.

   同义词deadenedinsensateinsensiblenumbsenselessunfeeling

   反义词feelingsensitive

2. Emotionally or mentally dulledC1formal

   Having lost the capacity for feeling or interest, often due to shock, trauma, or overexposure.

   麻木的

   • He was benumbed by the tragic news and could not speak.
   • Years of repetitive work had benumbed her enthusiasm.
   • The constant stream of bad news left the public benumbed and indifferent.

   同义词apatheticdazeddeadenedindifferentinsensatenumbstunnedstupefied

   反义词alertanimatedenthusiasticexcitedfeelingkeenpassionateresponsivesensitivetouched

• 使麻木、失去感觉或知觉的动词；也可指使呆滞、使僵住。

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to make numb, to deprive of sensation or feeling, or to stupefy.

1. Make numb or insensitiveC2formal

   To cause a loss of physical sensation or emotional responsiveness.

   使麻木

   • The extreme cold benumbed his fingers.
   • The tragic news benumbed her senses.
   • Long exposure to the noise benumbed his hearing.

   同义词anesthetizedeadendesensitizedullimmobilizenumbparalyzestupefy

   反义词awakenquickenrevivesensitizestimulate