dumb
dumb
英[dʌm]美[dʌm]
adj.哑的，哑口无言的，愚蠢的；
第三人称单数：dumbs;
过去式：dumbed;
现在分词：dumbing;
比较级：dumber;
*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*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*凶恶。出自：英语谚语
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。出自：英语谚语
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；
