deadens
v.
抑制 （感情），缓和 （疼痛）( deaden的第三人称单数 );
减弱 （声音）;
例句:
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Familiarity deadens the sensibilities, even as connected with the gravest natural phenomena.
习惯成自然, 人们就是对于重大的自然现象也是如此.
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I sometimes wonder at him with an intensity that deadens my fear.
我有时觉得他实在奇怪,奇怪得减低了我的恐惧.
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Beware of too much laughter, for it deadens the mind and produces oblivion.
要小心太多的笑声, 因它钝化我们的心灵并产生健忘.
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Connoisseurs say that that ice and whisky don't mix it deadens the flavour of the spirit.
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