Word familyverbdeafennoundeafeningdeafnessadverbdeaflyadjectivedeaf
deaf·en /ˈdefən/ verb [transitiveT]
1.HEAR#if a noise deafens you, it is so loud that you cannot hear anything else 使〔某人〕感到震耳欲聋
2.HEAR#to make someone go deaf 使〔某人〕耳聋
nGrammar
Deafen is often used in the passive.
Examples from the Corpus
deafen• We were deafened by the explosion.• Lampard was briefly stunned and deafened so that he couldn't hear himself.• The roar of the water deafened them.