dumb
- adj.哑的;愚蠢的;笨的;傻的;不能说话的;一时说不出话的;不肯开口的
- vt.使沉默
最高级: dumbest 比较级: dumber 派生词: dumbly adv.;dumbness n.;dumbing down n. 现在分词: dumbing 过去分词: dumbed 第三人称单数: dumbs
adj.
哑的;不能说话的
unable to speak
She was born deaf and dumb .
她天生又聋又哑。
一时说不出话的;不肯开口的
temporarily not speaking or refusing to speak
We were all struck dumb with amazement.
我们都惊讶得说不出话来。
We sat there in dumb silence.
我们坐在那里,默然无语。
愚蠢的;傻的;笨的
stupid
That was a pretty dumb thing to do.
做那样的事太愚蠢了。
If the police question you, act dumb (= pretend you do not know anything) .
如果警察盘问,你就装傻。
In her early movies she played a dumb blonde .
在她早期的电影中,她扮演傻乎乎的金发女郎。
‘Are you all right?’ Laura nodded dumbly.
“你身体好吗?”劳拉默默地点了点头。
verb
(为使公众更易理解而)降低…的标准,减少…的专业性教育内容
to make sth less accurate or educational , and of worse quality, by trying to make it easier for people to understand
noun
dumb
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ADJ 哑的;不能说话的
Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak....a young deaf and dumb man.
年轻的聋哑男子
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ADJ (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 is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised.We were all struck dumb for a minute.
一时间我们惊讶得哑口无言。
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I shook my head dumbly, not believing him.
我一言不发地摇了摇头,不相信他的话。
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ADJ-GRADED (人)愚蠢的,傻的,笨的
If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.I've met a lot of dumb people...
我遇到过很多笨蛋。
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ADJ-GRADED 愚蠢的;令人心烦的;令人恼火的
If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying.I came up with this dumb idea...
我想出了这个馊主意。
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ADJ 无声的;无言的;不用言语表达的
Something that is dumb is done or expressed without words.An expression of dumb 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。
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He accused broadcasters of contributing to the dumbing down of America.
他谴责广播员过分简化了美国的形象。
adj
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- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
- Synonym: mute silent
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- lacking the power of human speech
- dumb animals
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- temporarily incapable of speaking
- struck dumb
- speechless with shock
- Synonym: speechless
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- 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"- Thackera
- dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
- he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
- worked with the slow students
- Synonym: dense dim dull obtuse slow
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You 're in a dumb situation with this guy by calling him a man .
你叫他男人是在一种哑的情形中。
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You keep telling me I 'm dumb .
你一直说你是哑的。
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Nowadays we say someone is ' speech-impaired ' , not dumb .
现在我们说某个人“有语言障碍”,而不说是哑巴。
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If the police question you , act dumb .
如果警察盘问,你就装傻。
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That was a pretty dumb thing to do .
做那样的事太愚蠢了。
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In her early movies she played a dumb blonde .
在她早期的电影中,她扮演傻乎乎的金发女郎。
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I decided to act dumb .
我决定装哑。
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We sat there in dumb silence .
我们坐在那里,默然无语。
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She didn 't want to be typecast as a dumb blonde .
她不想总是演傻乎乎的金发女郎一类的角色。
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We were all struck dumb with amazement .
我们都惊讶得说不出话来。
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She was unfairly caricatured as a dumb blonde .
她被不公正地丑化成了一个傻头傻脑的金发女郎。
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The questions were set up to make her look dumb .
问题这么设计,就是为了让她出丑。
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I 've met a lot of dumb people
我遇到过很多笨蛋。
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An expression of dumb 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。
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I came up with this dumb idea
我想出了这个馊主意。
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I was struck dumb by this and had to think it over for a moment
这让我吃惊得说不出话来,我不得不仔细考虑一会儿。
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It 's the media that 's dumb .
让人恼火的是媒体。
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We were all struck dumb for a minute .
一时间我们惊讶得哑口无言。
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The snowy street , like the church , assumed a dumb , lifeless aspect .
积雪覆盖的街道就像教堂一样,显得沉闷、毫无生气。
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The official was struck dumb by a reporter 's sharp question .
这位官员被一名记者尖锐的问题弄得哑口无言。
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He 's deaf and dumb and so rarely communicates with others .
他又聋又哑,很少与他人交流。
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He has been dumb from birth .
他生来就哑。
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No one knew of these transactions , nor was he going to mention them to anyone else . He was like the dumb man eating the bitter herb ; he had to suffer in silence .
这件事谁也不知道,他又不能对任何人提起,真是哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出。
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She is very kind to the dumb children .
她对哑童非常好。
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Speak up ! stop playing dumb .
你说呀!装什么哑巴?
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Never inflict useless pain on dumb animal .
切勿给不会说话的动物施加无谓的痛苦。
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Everybody was dumbfounded ( or struck dumb ) by his question .
他一问,大家都愣(住)了。
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The child listened to the story with rapt attention , wide-eyed and dumb with wonder .
孩子听故事听得入了神,傻呵呵地瞪大了两只眼睛。
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He 's deaf and dumb .
他又聋又哑。
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On the other side are parents like Mike Jia , one of the thousands of Asian-American professionals who have moved to the district in the past decade , who said Aderhold 's reforms would amount to a " dumbing down " of his children 's education .
另一边是像迈克·贾这样的父母,他是千万名在过去十年间搬迁至此的亚裔美国专业人土之一,他说阿德霍尔德的改革会让他孩子的教育“降低标准”。
指因生理缺陷而不会说话的,许多人认为该词具有冒犯性,最好以speech-impaired 代替;也指因震惊、愤怒等而说不出话的。
He's deaf and dumb and so rarely communicates with others.
他又聋又哑,很少与他人交流。
The official was struck dumb by a reporter's sharp question.
这位官员被一名记者尖锐的问题弄得哑口无言。
指不会说话的,也指不说话或拒绝说话的。
Can a mute person have friends?
不会说话的人能交到朋友吗?
She stood there, mute and defiant.
她站在那儿不说话,一副挑衅的样子。
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