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numb
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音标：英 [nʌm] 美 [nʌm]
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解释：
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vt. 使麻木；使发愣；使失去感觉
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adj. 麻木的；发愣的
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助记提示：
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1. PIE root *nem- "divide, distribute, allot; take" (cf. Greek nemein "deal out," nemesis "just indignation," Latin numerus "number") => nim- "take, grasp, seize" => OE: niman "take, grasp, seize".
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2. niman "take, grasp, seize" => nimen "take, grasp, seize" => 过去分词：nome => numb "deprived of motion or feeling," literally "taken, seized".
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3. The extraneous -b (to conform to comb, limb, etc.) appeared 17c.
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4. 因为被抓住而导致动弹不得，使用其比喻义。
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5. 同源词：nim, numb, nimble.
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中文词源：
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numb 麻木的来自古英语niman,拿，抓，来自PIE*nem,分配，分开，词源同number,nimble.比喻用法，失去感觉的，麻痹，中风，引申词义麻木的。
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英文词源：
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numb (adj.)
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c. 1400, nome, "deprived of motion or feeling," literally "taken, seized," from past participle of nimen "to take, seize," from Old English niman "to take, catch, grasp" (see nimble). The extraneous -b (to conform to comb, limb, etc.) appeared 17c. The notion is of being "taken" with palsy, shock, and especially cold. Figurative use from 1560s.
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numb (v.)
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1550s, from numb (adj.). Related: Numbed; numbing.
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双语例句：
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1. He could feel his fingers growing numb at their tips.
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他能感到指尖正在变得麻木。
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. Numb with terror, she stared at the departing maraud-ers.
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她吓得呆若木鸡，眼睁睁地看着劫匪们离去。
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来自柯林斯例句
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3. First he had been numb. Then the numbness gave way to anger.
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起初他只是麻木，接着转为了愤怒。
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来自柯林斯例句
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4. My legs felt numb and my toes ached.
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我双腿麻木，脚趾疼痛。
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来自柯林斯例句
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5. I was so shocked I went numb.
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我太过震惊，呆若木鸡。
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来自柯林斯例句
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更多相关例句：
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to be/go numb
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麻木；失去知觉【牛津词典】
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numb with cold
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冻僵【牛津词典】
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I've just been to the dentist and my face is still numb.
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我刚刚去看了牙医，脸上现在还没知觉呢。【牛津词典】
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He felt numb with shock.
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他惊呆了。【牛津词典】
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Her life would never be the same again, she realized numbly.
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她模模糊糊地意识到她的生活不会和过去一样了。【牛津词典】
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[不可数名词]pain and numbness in my fingers
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我的手指又疼又麻【牛津词典】
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He was still in a state of numbness and shock from the accident.
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由于这事故，他还处于麻木与震惊状态之中。【牛津词典】
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His fingers were numbed with the cold.
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他的手指冻僵了。【牛津词典】
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We sat there in silence, numbed by the shock of her death.
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我们默默地坐在那里发愣，因为她的死使我们感到震惊。【牛津词典】
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He could feel his fingers growing numb at their tips...
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他能感到指尖正在变得麻木。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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My legs felt numb and my toes ached.
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我双腿麻木，脚趾疼痛。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The mother, numb with grief, has trouble speaking...
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那位母亲因过于悲痛而说不出话来。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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I was so shocked I went numb.
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我太过震惊，呆若木鸡。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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For a while the shock of Philippe's letter numbed her...
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菲利普来信的打击让她愣了好一会儿。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The horror of my experience has numbed my senses.
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我经历的那种恐怖已使我感觉迟钝。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The cold numbed my fingers...
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严寒冻得我的手指都没有知觉了。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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An injection of local anaesthetic is usually given first to numb the area...
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通常先注射局部麻醉药，使该部位失去知觉。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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I was numb more with fright than with the cold.
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我浑身麻木,与其说是因为天冷,还不如说是因为害怕.【期刊摘选】
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His dogs were numb with cold.
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他的双脚都冻僵了.【《现代英汉综合大词典》】
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I've become so numb I can't feel you there.
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我变的如此麻木,感觉不到你的存在.【期刊摘选】
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His lower members were numb with cold.
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他的下肢冻僵了.【辞典例句】
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His mind had grown suddenly numb; seconds seemed hours.
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他的大脑突然麻木, 几秒钟就象几个小时一样漫长.【期刊摘选】
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He was numb with shock.
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他被惊呆了.【期刊摘选】
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He finished it in a few mouthfuls, his tongue numb, his heart buoyant.
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几口把它吃完, 舌头有些麻木, 心中舒服.【汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子】
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But numb people are, allowing themselves'hearts becoming frozen!
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人们啊, 他们把冰放在自己的心上,一切都毫无感觉.【期刊摘选】
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You work so hard during days that you hands are both numb.
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平日你辛苦的工作,做到手都麻了.【期刊摘选】
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But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear; we are numb to new stimulation, new ideas.【2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文】
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