- 1v/ˈdefən/too loud to hear anything else震得聽不見
If a sound deafens you, it is so loud that for a while you cannot hear anything else around you.
這個 deafen 的主詞是聲音，不是人：噪音大到把其他聲音全蓋掉，你當下什麼都聽不到。它講的是暫時的狀態，不是真的失去聽力。最常用的其實是它的形容詞 deafening——a deafening noise、a deafening cheer，指大到嚇人的聲音。中文的「震耳欲聾」跟它幾乎是同一個畫面。
示範例句 · Example
The cheering crowd deafened us when the last runner crossed the line.
中文翻譯當最後一位跑者越過終點線時，那群歡呼的人群把我們震得聽不見。
常見搭配
a deafening noise
震耳欲聾的噪音
an extremely loud sound
A deafening noise came from the building site.
a deafening cheer
震耳的歡呼
a very loud shout of support from a crowd
A deafening cheer went up when the team came out.
be deafened by something
被某個聲音震得聽不見
to be unable to hear because of a very loud sound
We were deafened by the drums in the parade.
意思相近
drown outoverwhelm
意思相反
hushquieten
- 2v/ˈdefən/damage someone's hearing使耳聾
To damage someone's hearing so badly that they cannot hear at all, or can hear much less than before.
這個 deafen 講的是真的傷到聽力，而且不會一下子就恢復——常見寫法是被動的 be deafened by、be deafened in one ear。它多半出現在醫療、意外、工安的報導裡，跟前面「吵到聽不見」那個暫時的用法不同：這裡的結果是留下來的。中文會說「弄聾」「造成聽力受損」。
常見搭配
be deafened by something
因某事而失去聽力
to lose your hearing because of something
He was deafened by an illness as a boy.
be deafened in one ear
一耳失聰
to lose the hearing in only one ear
She has been deafened in one ear since the accident.
permanently deafen somebody
使某人永久失聰
to take away someone's hearing for good
Very loud machines can permanently deafen a worker.
意思相近
damage someone's hearing
用法接近
deafdeafnesshearing loss
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
deafenverb/ˈdɛfən/
- 1
To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
- The head injury deafened her for life.
- 2
To make soundproof.
- to deafen a wall or a floor
- 3
raredialectalTo stun, as with noise.
- Racine left the ground […] deafened, dazzled and tired to death.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。