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

• 1. 

  V-T 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 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