deadens
v. 抑制 (感情),缓和 (疼痛)( deaden的第三人称单数 ); 减弱 (声音)
If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
He needs morphine to deaden the pain in his chest...
他需要吗啡来缓解胸痛。
They managed to deaden the sound on TV every time the alleged victim's name was spoken.
每当提到据称是受害者的人的姓名时,他们都设法调低电视机的声音。
I sometimes wonder at him with an intensity that deadens my fear.
我有时觉得他实在奇怪,奇怪得减低了我的恐惧.
Beware of too much laughter, for it deadens the mind and produces oblivion.
要小心太多的笑声, 因它钝化我们的心灵并产生健忘.