deadened
['dedənd]
adj.
污染不能起汞齐作用的;
v.
抑制 (感情),缓和 (疼痛)( deaden的过去式和过去分词 );
减弱 (声音);
例句:
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Grass which had seeded between the cobbles...deadened her steps.
来自E. Bowen
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The driver deadened the noise of the car with a new muffler.
司机安装了新的消声器减少汽车嗓音.
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The thick walls deadened the noise from the street.
这道厚墙隔绝了街上的噪音.
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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于衷.
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It felt hot, then warm, then deadened, so that if Lorvane slapped her again she probably wouldn't feel a thing.
来自NEWYORKER