to deaden
01
使模糊或晦涩, 使（图像）不那么显眼
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
02
减弱, 减轻
to make something less intense or to reduce its vitality
例子
She tried to deaden her voice to mask her anxiety during the presentation.
她试图压低自己的声音以掩饰演讲时的焦虑。
The weight of the news seemed to deaden his voice, robbing it of its usual enthusiasm.
消息的重量似乎减弱了他的声音，剥夺了他往常的热情。
04
使减弱, 剥夺精神
make vapid or deprive of spirit
05
使钝化（将金属汞转化为灰色粉末）, 使惰性化（金属汞）
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
06
取消, 中断
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
词汇树
deadened
deadening
deadening
deaden
