deafen

音標發(fā)音

DEAFEN】A sudden explosion deafened us for a moment.
突然的爆炸聲使我們耳聾了一會兒。
And some have the long-range acoustic device, a sound cannon that can be used to issue verbal warnings, or deafen anyone who stands in its path.
另外，有些部隊還配有遠程聲學裝置，也就是噪音大炮，用來發(fā)布口頭警告，或讓任何擋道者耳聾。
In their report, published today in The Journal of Experimental Biology, the researchers warn that noise pollution—as well as chemical pollution—could deafen whales.
這項研究報告發(fā)布在今天的生物實驗雜志上，研究者警告說，噪音的污染可導致鯨魚失聰，這和化學污染一樣的可怕。

The songs I knew by heart penetrated me as I sat there trying to deafen myself.
NEWYORKER: Mr. Bones
From the tiredest brass section he could coax sounds that would deafen less dramatic conductors.
ECONOMIST: Saluting Solti
In fact, all he did was listen, but a certain sort of nagging repetition can deafen you.
NEWYORKER: Mr. Bones

If a very loud noise deafens you, it makes you deaf, or makes you temporarily unable to hear the other sounds near you.

If a noise deafens you, it is so loud that you cannot hear anything else at the same time.
If you are deafened by something, you are made deaf by it, or are unable to hear for some time.
&rarrsee also deafening