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deafen

/ˈdɛfən/

Meanings
verb

震聋, 使失聪

To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.

Examples :

"The loud music at the concert deafened him for several hours. "
演唱会上巨大的音乐声震得他好几个小时都听不见声音。
physiology medicine sensation body sound

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

Illustration figurative

figurative adjective

/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/

比喻的，象征性的。

"The teacher used figurative language to explain the complex concept, saying that the student's mind was a blank slate. "

老师用了比喻的说法来解释这个复杂的概念，说学生的头脑就像一张白纸。

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

几块私有土地, 私人 земельный участок

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

这家人拥有几块私有土地，就在他们房子后面有一小块。

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

Illustration deafened

deafened verb

/ˈdefənd/ /ˈdefn̩d/

震聋, 使失聪

"The loud explosion temporarily deafened me. "

巨大的爆炸声暂时震聋了我。

Illustration temporarily

temporarily adverb

/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹəɹəli/ /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/

暂时地，临时地

"The store is temporarily closed for renovations. "

这家店因为装修暂时关闭。

Illustration permanently

permanently adverb

/ˈpɜːmənəntli/ /ˈpɝmənəntli/

永久地，长期地

"The spilled coffee permanently stained the white carpet. "

洒出的咖啡永久地 stain 了白色地毯。 Spilled coffee permanently stained the white carpet. （This is not good, better answer is:) 洒出的咖啡把白色地毯永久地染上了污渍。

Illustration either

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

也, 同样.

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

我父母不想我去派对，我的朋友们也一样不想我去。

Illustration soundproof

soundproof verb

/ˈsaʊndpruːf/

隔音，使隔音。

"The band soundproofed their practice room so the neighbors wouldn't hear the loud music. "

乐队把他们的排练室做了隔音处理，这样邻居们就听不到吵闹的音乐了。

Illustration cafeteria

cafeteria noun

/ˌkæfəˈtɪriə/ /ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/

自助餐厅，食堂。

"At lunchtime, students head to the cafeteria to get their food. "

午饭时间，学生们都去自助餐厅打饭吃。

Illustration music

music noun

/ˈmjuːzɪk/ /ˈmjuzɪk/

音乐，乐曲

"The music playing softly in the classroom helped students focus on their work. "

教室里轻柔的音乐帮助学生们集中注意力学习。

Illustration concert

concert noun

/ˈkɒnsət/ /kənˈsɜːt/ /ˈkɑnsɚt/ /kənˈsɝt/

一致，协调，和谐

"The concert of opinions among the parents led to a decision about their child's after-school activities. "

家长们意见的协调一致促成了关于孩子课后活动的决定。