?讀音：[defn]

詞性：動(dòng)詞

釋義：使聾；使失去聽(tīng)覺(jué)

用法：

1. deafen sb./sth. (to sth.)：使某人/某物對(duì)某事聾了耳朵；使某人/某物對(duì)某事不再敏感。

2. deafen sb. with sth.：用某物震耳欲聾地轟鳴。

例句：

1. The loud music deafened the audience.

嘈雜的音樂(lè)讓觀眾耳朵都快聾了。

2. The constant noise of the construction site deafened the nearby residents.

建筑工地持續(xù)不斷的噪音讓附近居民都聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)了。

3. The headphones were designed to deafen outside noise.

這款耳機(jī)是為了隔絕外界噪音而設(shè)計(jì)的。

4. The sound of the explosion was enough to deafen anyone within a mile radius.

爆炸聲足以讓一英里范圍內(nèi)的任何人都失去聽(tīng)力。

5. The silence in the library was so deafening that you could hear a pin drop.

圖書(shū)館里的寂靜讓人感到耳膜都要破裂，連掉根針都能聽(tīng)見(jiàn)。

同義詞及用法：

1. stun：使震驚；震耳欲聾

2. muffle：減弱聲音；包裹住

3. silence：使安靜；使沉默

4. drown out：壓過(guò)；掩蓋

5. overpower：壓倒；克服