deadening

名词 deadening:

1. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
   同义词：stultification, constipation, impairment

动词 deaden:

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

形容词 deadening:

1. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
   同义词：boring, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome

1. The dentist deadened the nerve with Novocaine.
   牙医用奴佛卡因麻醉神经。
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。