dumb词典解释

1. 哑的，不能说话的
2. 愚蠢的，傻的，笨的
3. 一时说不出话的
4. 不肯开口的
5. 沉默的，无声的，无言的
6. 无音的，不响的
7. 打手势的，打哑语的
8. 口齿不清的
9. 无代言人的
10. 政治上无发言权的
11. 默默的

1. 砂眼
2. 呆哑症

1. 减少…的专业性教育内容
2. 降低…的标准
3. 使沉默

1. 哑的 unable to speak
2. [P]说不出话的 temporarily silent; refusing to speak
3. 愚蠢的 that was a pretty dumb thing to do

1.哑的;不能说话的
Someone who isdumb is completely unable to speak.

e.g. ...a young deaf anddumb man.
年轻的聋哑男子

2.(在某种场合下因愤怒或惊讶而)说不出话的,哑口无言的
If someone isdumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised.

e.g. We were all struckdumb for a minute.
一时间我们惊讶得哑口无言。

3.(人)愚蠢的,傻的,笨的
If you call a persondumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.

e.g. I've met a lot ofdumb people...
我遇到过很多笨蛋。
e.g. The questions were set up to make her lookdumb.
问题这么设计，就是为了让她出丑。

4.愚蠢的;令人心烦的;令人恼火的
If you say that something isdumb, you think that it is silly and annoying.

dumb

e.g. I came up with thisdumb idea...
我想出了这个馊主意。
e.g. It's the media that'sdumb.
让人恼火的是媒体。

5.无声的;无言的;不用言语表达的
Something that isdumb is done or expressed without words.

e.g. An expression ofdumb recognition wiggled across her features.
她不语，从她脸上掠过的一丝表情可知她是认得的。

相关词组：dumb down

• dumb mistake愚蠢的错误
• dumb show哑剧

• dumb from从…就哑
• dumb on保持沉默
• dumb with发不出声来

• Its thunder made the cataracts dumb.

  出自：Shelley

• The streets are dumb with snow.

  出自：Tennyson

• Having to translate his work into dumbed-down metaphors for the shiny-shoe set.

  出自：P. Bronson

dumb, mute, speechless

dumb一般指根本没有说话能力,常指动物; mute 强调为某种原因而沉默; speechless 指哑口无言的。

dumb，mute

这两个形容词均有“哑的，不能说话的”之意。

dumb可与mute换用，但dumb指原本没有说话能力或失去了说话能力。

mute多指因后天疾病而引起的聋哑，有时也指因故不说话。