if a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything in it, for example because of cold 麻木的;失去知覺的 to be/go numb 麻木;失去知覺 numb with cold 凍僵 I've just been to the dentist and my face is still numb. 我剛剛去看了牙醫,臉上現在還沒知覺呢。
Extra ExamplesHis fingers were beginning to go numb. 他的手指開始發麻。 My legs were numb from kneeling. 我的兩條腿都跪麻了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- almost
- comfortably
- from
- numb with (the) cold
unable to feel, think or react in the normal way 麻木的;遲鈍的;呆滞的 Extra ExamplesHer voice sounded numb. 她的聲音聽起來毫無感情。 The news left us numb and confused. 這條消息讓我們目瞪口呆,迷惑不已。 Laura felt totally numb. 勞拉完全呆住了。 He felt numb with weariness and grief. 疲倦和悲痛讓他感到全身麻木了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- leave somebody
- …
- with
see also numbing
Word Originlate Middle English nome(n), past participle of obsolete nim ‘take’.