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.
The dentist deadened the nerve with Novocaine. 牙医用奴佛卡因麻醉神经。
ConformITy almost always leads to a deadening of individual creativITy and energy. 238.一致性几乎总是压抑个性化创造和活力。
deadening
[ noun ]
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
<noun.act> [ adj ]
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
<adj.all> a boring evening with uninteresting people the deadening effect of some routine tasks a dull play his competent but dull performance a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention what an irksome task the writing of long letters is tedious days on the train the tiresome chirping of a cricket other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
Deaden \Dead"en\ (d[e^]d"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deadened} (d[e^]d"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deadening}.] [From {Dead}; cf. AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See {Dead}, a.] 1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound.
As harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations. --Longfellow.
2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway.
3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size.
5. To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to deafen. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
deadening \dead"en*ing\ adj. [p. pr. of verb {deaden}[3].] Rendering less lively, intense, or vigorous; as, the deadening effect of some routine tasks. [WordNet 1.5]
2. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; as, the deadening effect of some routine tasks.
deadening \dead"en*ing\ n. The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine).
Syn: stultification, impairment. [WordNet 1.5]
The surge in the city payroll sparked a deadening cycle of rising taxes and an eroding tax base, as companies fled one of France's highest-tax municipalities. New businesses in Besancon have the highest failure rate in France.
'The Swiss character cherishes its traditional ways,' says Lippuner. In an effort to escape the deadening hand of Basle, the company has moved the headquarters of three of its divisions out of Basle.
With a few chairs strategically placed on stage in front of this haunted house the director conjures up the deadening bourgeois activity of two different families in vastly different financial situations.