deafen 的本义是“使变聋”,即损害或剥夺听力,如“The explosion deafened him.”(爆炸声震聋了他。)由此引申出“使听不见”的含义,强调声音太大或太嘈杂,导致其他声音无法被听到,如“The music deafened our conversation.”(音乐声淹没了我们的谈话。)进一步引申为“喧闹得使人受不了”,用于形容环境极度嘈杂,令人不适,如“The crowd deafened us with their cheers.”(人群的欢呼声震耳欲聋。)
deafen 属于中性词,但有时带夸张色彩。在正式写作中,若指实际听力损伤,可用“cause hearing loss”等更具体表达。避免将 deafen 误用为形容词(如说“I am deafened”意为“我被震聋了”,而非“我是聋的”)。在口语中,可能略带幽默或夸张,如“This music is deafening me.”
常见搭配
deafen someone
be deafened by
deafen the ears
deafening noise
deafening silence
deafen with sound
用法示例
The explosion deafened the soldiers in the bunker.爆炸声震聋了掩体里的士兵。
The roar of the crowd deafened the players on the field.人群的吼声使场上的球员震耳欲聋。
She was temporarily deafened by the loud bang.那声巨响使她暂时失聪。
The music was so loud that it deafened our conversation.音乐声太大,淹没了我们的谈话。
Don't stand too close to the speakers; you'll be deafened.别站得离扬声器太近,你会被震聋的。
The factory noise deafens the workers every day.工厂的噪音每天都震聋工人们的耳朵。