adj. 1.哑的,不能说话的。 2.沉默的,无言的。 3.无音的,无声的,不响的;打手势的,打哑语的。 4.口齿不清的,(在政府中)无代言人的,政治上无发言权的。 短语和例子 the deaf and dumb 聋哑人。 be (remain) dumb on (sth.) 闭口不提(某事)。 be struck dumb 吓呆,吓得目瞪口呆。 dumb down 降低…的难度。
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness 同义词:mute, silent,
lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals"
temporarily incapable of speaking; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock" 同义词:speechless,
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" 同义词:dense, dim, dull, obtuse, slow,
例句与用法
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A dumb and grumbling anger swelled his bosom . 他心里涌起一股无名怒火。
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Somebody must think he was dumb . 有人会认为他是一个傻瓜。
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Here's your deaf and dumb son . 这便是你那又聋又哑的儿子。
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But you were dumb as a beast . 但你却象野兽一样的缄默。
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The reality struck him dumb . 现实使他目瞪口呆。
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Animal rabies can be classified as furious or dumb . 动物狂犬病可分为狂暴的和沉默的二类。
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Grrandet was solemn, chales silent, eugenie dumb . 葛朗台严肃,查理静默,欧也妮一声不出。
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The instinct that goaded him to flight never was dumb . 那种催他逃命的本能也一直没个安宁。
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He was dumb from birth . 他一生下来就是哑巴。
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In dumb rabies there is a very short excitation phase . 在狂犬病潜伏期,有一非常短的兴奋期。