numb

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in Vietnamese Tê, mất cảm giác

BrE /nʌm/ AmE /nʌm/

adjective / verb en → vi

1 LOSE FEELING [adjective] B1

Tê, mất cảm giác

having no feeling in a part of your body, especially because it has been frozen or injured

  • be numb

Collocations numb fingers · numb pain

  • My hands were completely numb.

    Cả hai tay tôi đều tê cứng.

2 EMOTION [adjective] B1

Câm lặng, không còn cảm xúc

feeling no emotion or interest, especially because you are very upset about something

  • be numb

Collocations numb shock · numb grief

  • She was numb with shock.

    Cô ấy hoàn toàn bất động vì sốc.

3 MAKE NUMB [transitive] C1

Làm tê đi

to make someone or something lose feeling in a part of their body, especially because it has been frozen or injured

  • take somebody/something numb

Collocations numb the pain · numb a limb

  • The medicine numbed the pain.

    Thuốc đã làm giảm đau.

4 EMOTION [transitive] C1

Làm mất cảm xúc

to make someone feel no emotion or interest, especially because they are very upset about something

  • take somebody numb

Collocations numb the shock · numb the grief

  • The news numbed her with shock.

    Tin tức đã làm cô ấy bất động vì sốc.