English Dictionary

numb

/nʌm/

verb

(transitive) To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally). / (transitive) To cause (a feeling) to be less intense. / (transitive) To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.

I can numb the pain with medication.

意味（1）

(transitive) To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).

The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.

意味（2）

(transitive) To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.

He turned to alcohol to numb his pain.

意味（3）

(transitive) To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.

[…] hunger, fatigue, and despairing hopelessness had numbed his brain […]

意味（4）

(intransitive) To become numb (especially physically).

[…] after fumbling with numbing fingers for ten or fifteen minutes, he waved his hand with a gesture of despair […]