deaden
v
1 [Tn] lessen the force or intensity of (sth) 減低(某物)的力量或強(qiáng)度
drugs to deaden the pain 鎮(zhèn)痛藥
My thick clothing deadened the blow. 我的厚衣減輕了打擊的力量.
Your constant criticism has deadened their enthusiasm. 你接二連三地批評(píng)降低了他們的熱情.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb to sth make sb insensitive to sth 使某人對(duì)某事的感覺(jué)遲鈍
Unhappiness had deadened her to the lives of others. 她遭遇不幸, 因而對(duì)別人的生活也無(wú)動(dòng)於衷.