dumb是什么意思？

dumb

英[dʌm] 美[dʌm]

• adj. 哑的，无说话能力的，不说话的，无声的，沉默的，无言的，口齿不清的，（在政府中）无代言人的，政治上无发言权的；
• v. 使沉默；

过去式：dumbed;

现在分词：dumbing;

第三人称单数：dumbs;

比较级：dumber;

最高级：dumbest;

副词：dumbly;

名词：dumbness, dumbing down;

例句

• The witnesses were struck dumb with terror. 目击者都吓懵了。
• We were struck dumb at the sight of three armed soldiers in the kitchen. 看到三个持枪的士兵在廚房里，我们惊得目瞪口呆。
• We do not wish her to grow up dumb like the average doll. 我们不希望她变得像木偶一样头脑简单。
• Nowadays we say someone is ' speech-impaired', not dumb. 现在我们说某人有“语言障碍”，而不是哑巴。
• It was dumb of you to say that. 你说这种话太愚蠢了。
• He is dumb on the subject. 他对这个问题表示沉默。
• She is very kind to the dumb children. 她对哑童非常好。
• He is handsome,but a dumb cluck. 他很英俊,却是个傻瓜。
• Dumb dogs are dangerous. 哑犬最凶恶。
• Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the dumb understand. 善良为语言，聋子能听见哑巴懂心间。

同义词

• adj.
  dumb的同义词之：哑的,沉默寡言的
  speechless, silent, mute,
  dumb的同义词之：愚笨的,迟钝的
  dull, stupid, dense,
• dumb的同义词之：其他释义
  stupid, dense, mute, silent, speechless, quiet, dull,

同义词解析

• 以下这两个形容词均有"哑的，不能说话的" 的意思
  dumb：可与mute换用，但dumb指根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。

词组

• dumb down 或 dumb up &I{【俚语】}
  To rewrite for a less intelligent audience. 为理解力较弱的观众重写

英语六级真题

The Home Depot approach to craftsmanship - simplify it, dumb it down, hire a contractor - is one signal that mastering tools and working with one's hands is receding in America as a hobby, as a valued skill, as a cultural influence that shaped thinking and behavior in vast sections of the country.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
Your least-favorite reporter suggests a dumb story idea.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  哑的;不能说话的
  Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.
  例句
  ...a young deaf and dumb man. 年轻的聋哑男子
• 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.
  例句
  We were all struck dumb for a minute. 一时间我们惊讶得哑口无言。
• ADJ-GRADED
  (人)愚蠢的,傻的,笨的
  If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.
  例句
  I've met a lot of dumb people... 我遇到过很多笨蛋。 The questions were set up to make her look dumb. 问题这么设计，就是为了让她出丑。
• 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.
  例句
  I came up with this dumb idea... 我想出了这个馊主意。 It's the media that's dumb. 让人恼火的是媒体。
• ADJ
  无声的;无言的;不用言语表达的
  Something that is dumb is done or expressed without words.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  哑的
  She is very kind to the dumb children. 她对哑童非常好。
  说不出话的
  He is dumb on the subject. 他对这个问题表示沉默。
  愚蠢的
  It was dumb of you to say that. 你说这种话太愚蠢了。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. 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"
  2. unable to speak temporarily;
  "struck dumb""speechless with shock"
  3. lacking the power of human speech;
  "dumb animals"
  4. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

行业词典

• 医学： 哑的：不能说话的，同mute；