deafen

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deafen 指使某人暂时或永久失去听力,或指声音大到让人听不见其他声音,常用于描述巨大噪音的影响。

用法要点

句型搭配

deafen 常用作及物动词,后接宾语表示被影响的人或物,如 'deafen someone';也可用作不及物动词,描述声音本身令人耳聋,如 'The noise deafened.'。

• deafen the audience
• deafen with loud music
• The explosion deafened him temporarily.

介词用法

deafen 常与 'with' 连用,表示通过某种声音或方式导致耳聋,如 'deafen with noise';在被动语态中,可用 'by' 引出动作执行者,如 'deafened by the roar'。

• deafen with thunder
• deafened by the machinery
• The crowd was deafened by the cheers.

语域说明

deafen 多用于正式或描述性语境,如新闻报道、学术写作或日常对话中强调噪音影响;在非正式口语中,可能用 'make deaf' 或 'drown out' 替代,但 'deafen' 更精确。

• The concert deafened us all.
• Industrial noise can deafen workers over time.
• Don't deafen me with that loud TV!

基础例句

The loud music at the party almost deafened me.

派对上的吵闹音乐差点让我耳朵聋掉。

Don't deafen your little sister with that toy horn!

别用那个玩具喇叭把你妹妹的耳朵震聋了!

The thunder was so loud it deafened us for a moment.

雷声大得让我们暂时听不见声音。

If you keep listening to music that loud, you might deafen yourself.

如果你一直听这么大声的音乐,可能会把自己弄聋的。

高级例句

Prolonged exposure to industrial machinery can deafen workers, leading to occupational hearing loss.

长期接触工业机械可能导致工人耳聋,引发职业性听力损失。

The deafening applause from the audience underscored the success of the product launch event.

观众震耳欲聋的掌声凸显了产品发布活动的成功。

In acoustic engineering, measures are taken to prevent noise levels that could deafen individuals in public spaces.

在声学工程中,会采取措施防止公共空间的噪音水平达到致聋程度。

The company faced lawsuits after failing to provide ear protection, which allegedly deafened several employees.

该公司因未提供耳部防护而面临诉讼,据称导致多名员工耳聋。

高频搭配

verb

deafen someonedeafen the earsdeafen temporarilydeafen permanentlydeafen with sound

adjective

deafening noisedeafening roardeafening silencedeafening explosiondeafening applause

noun

noise that deafenssound that deafensexplosion that deafensmusic that deafensroar that deafens

adverb

almost deafencompletely deafentemporarily deafensuddenly deafenliterally deafen

preposition

deafen withdeafen bydeafen fromdeafen due todeafen because of

phrase

deafen the crowddeafen the sensesdeafen with laughterdeafen to the point of paindeafen in an instant

常见错误

❌ 错误:The noise deafened to me.
✓ 正确:The noise deafened me.

deafen 是及物动词,直接接宾语,不需要加 'to';错误用法可能受中文'使聋'结构影响,但英语中应直接用 'deafen someone'。

❌ 错误:He was deafening by the loud sound.
✓ 正确:He was deafened by the loud sound.

在被动语态中,deafen 应用过去分词 'deafened',而不是现在分词 'deafening';'deafening' 通常作形容词,如 'deafening noise'。

近义词辨析

drown out

drown out 强调声音大到盖过其他声音,但不一定导致听力损伤;而 deafen 更侧重于暂时或永久影响听力,程度更强。

The music drowned out our conversation (盖过对话), but the explosion deafened him (使他耳聋).

stun

stun 可指声音或冲击让人震惊或暂时失去反应,可能包括听力影响,但更广泛;deafen 特指听力方面的效果,更精确。

The loud bang stunned the crowd (震惊人群), while the continuous noise deafened the workers (使工人耳聋).