deafen /ˈdɛfən/ star1 TEM4 (deafening,deafened,deafens)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If a noise deafens you, it is so loud that you cannot hear anything else at the same time. 使…震聋

  例：

  The noise of the typewriters deafened her.

  打字机的噪音震得她都要聋了。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you are deafened by something, you are made deaf by it, or are unable to hear for some time. 使聋 [usu passive]

  例：

  He was deafened by the noise from the gun.

  枪声把他震聋了。

• 3.  

  （） → see also deafening