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麻木

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

麻木 [mámù]
  1. 1. adjective [指知觉] numb
    他冻得手脚麻木了。
    He was so cold that his hands and feet went numb.
  2. 2. adjective [迟钝] insensitive
    他对别人的批评很麻木
    He's insensitive to the criticisms of others.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

麻木 [mámù]
  1. 1. numb
    他手脚麻木了。
    Both his hands and feet have gone numb.
    坐得太久,全身都麻木了。
  2. 2. apathetic; insensitive; lifeless
    麻木地生活
    lead an empty life
    他年龄不大,思想却近乎麻木
    Though he is not old, his mind is already deadened.
    我们不能麻木地学习着,要创新。
    心灵的麻木是一件恐怖的事情。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

麻木 [mámù]
  1. 1. 肢体某部分的感觉不灵或完全丧失
    右手麻木
  2. 2. 比喻对外界事物反应迟钝,不敏感
    思想麻木

Examples

他手脚麻木了。
Both his hands and feet have gone numb. 麻木
麻木地生活
lead an empty life 麻木
他年龄不大,思想却近乎麻木
Though he is not old, his mind is already deadened. 麻木
麻木不仁
apathetic; insensitive; unfeeling 不仁
黯然无光的眸子背后是那早已麻木不仁的灵魂。 黯然
我已麻木了,没有痛的感觉了。
坐得太久,全身都麻木了。 麻木
我们不能麻木地学习着,要创新。 麻木
心灵的麻木是一件恐怖的事情。 麻木
刺心的话听得太多了, 我已经麻木了。
I have already become insensitive after hearing so many harsh words. 刺心

Collocations

手脚麻木
numbness of the hands and feet
浑身麻木
numbness of the whole body
麻木无力
numb and weak
十分麻木
numb
麻木不仁
insensitive
冷漠麻木
indifferent and numb
思想麻木
a dull mind
麻木的灵魂
a dull soul

Word Decomposition


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