deadening
n. 隔音材料，消音材料
v. 减弱（噪声，声音）；缓和；迟钝；使（某人）麻木（deaden 的现在分词）
例句
She was bored with the deadening routine of her life.
她厌倦了死气沉沉的生活常规。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
All too often they become enmeshed in deadening routines.
他们时常陷入枯燥的日常事务中。
Practice replacing deadening filler words like "um," "so" and "like" with silence.
练习用沉默来代替没有感觉的填充词，像“嗯，”“这样”和“像”。
