English Dictionary

numb

IPA（発音記号）

/nʌm/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(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.

日本語の意味

身体的または感情的に無感覚にさせる / 感覚や感情を鈍らせる / 心や思考を鈍化させる

The dentist numbed her jaw before the procedure.

歯科医は処置の前に彼女のあごに麻酔をかけた。

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 […]

numbs （ present singular third-person ）

numbing （ participle present ）

numbed （ participle past ）

numbed （ past ）