if a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything in it, for example because of cold 麻木的;失去知觉的 to be/go numb 麻木;失去知觉 numb with cold 冻僵 I've just been to the dentist and my face is still numb. 我刚刚去看了牙医,脸上现在还没知觉呢。
Extra ExamplesHis fingers were beginning to go numb. 他的手指开始发麻。 My legs were numb from kneeling. 我的两条腿都跪麻了。
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;迟钝的;呆滞的 Extra ExamplesHer voice sounded numb. 她的声音听起来毫无感情。 The news left us numb and confused. 这条消息让我们目瞪口呆,迷惑不已。 Laura felt totally numb. 劳拉完全呆住了。 He felt numb with weariness and grief. 疲倦和悲痛让他感到全身麻木了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- leave somebody
- …
- with
see also numbing
Word Originlate Middle English nome(n), past participle of obsolete nim ‘take’.