?讀音：[defn]

詞性：動詞

釋義：使聾；使失去聽覺

用法：

1. deafen sb./sth. (to sth.)：使某人/某物對某事聾了耳朵；使某人/某物對某事不再敏感。

2. deafen sb. with sth.：用某物震耳欲聾地轟鳴。

例句：

1. The loud music deafened the audience.

嘈雜的音樂讓觀眾耳朵都快聾了。

2. The constant noise of the construction site deafened the nearby residents.

建筑工地持續不斷的噪音讓附近居民都聽不見了。

3. The headphones were designed to deafen outside noise.

這款耳機是為了隔絕外界噪音而設計的。

4. The sound of the explosion was enough to deafen anyone within a mile radius.

爆炸聲足以讓一英里范圍內的任何人都失去聽力。

5. The silence in the library was so deafening that you could hear a pin drop.

圖書館里的寂靜讓人感到耳膜都要破裂，連掉根針都能聽見。

同義詞及用法：

1. stun：使震驚；震耳欲聾

2. muffle：減弱聲音；包裹住

3. silence：使安靜；使沉默

4. drown out：壓過；掩蓋

5. overpower：壓倒；克服