Benumb

(a.) To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; as, a hand or foot benumbed by cold.

整理:米莉

• She seemed encased in a strong armour of indifference, as though the vigorous exertion of her will had finally benumbed her finer sensibilities. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• It is so cold, so dark, my senses are so benumbed, and the gloom upon me is so dreadful. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• I am safe here,' was her last benumbed thought. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• There was a benumbing cruelty in his position. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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