单词 | dumb |
释义 | dumb/dʌm/ adj [-er/-est] (1) 哑的 (unable to speak) [无comp]:a deaf and~person 聋哑人;~animals/beasts 不会说话的动物/畜生;our~friends 我们不会说话的朋友(指动物);be~from birth (be born~) 生下来就哑巴; (2) 一时说不出话来的 (temporarily speechless, as from shock):This remark/terrible news struck us~.这议论/消息使我们瞠目结舌。be struck~with terror/fear/amazement 因惊恐/害怕/惊异一下子说不出话来;be~with surprise/astonishment 由于惊讶/震惊说不出话来;the deaf and~聋哑人;〖同〗mute; (3) 沉默不开口的 (temporarily silent;unwilling to speak) [通常作pred]:remain~under questioning/during the trial 审问/审讯时缄口不语;~show 哑剧;~insolence 无声的傲慢;as~as a statue 一言不发如同木雕;On the point, he was~. 他在这一点上缄口不语。〖同〗silent, mute; (4) 傻的,蠢的 (stupid or silly) (infml):Well, that was a~thing to do! 呀,那可是干蠢事。Don't be so~! 别这么发傻!That's a pretty~game you are playing. 你这是在玩愚蠢的把戏。You have some really~friends. 你的一些朋友真蠢。a~blonde 傻妞儿;Get out of the way, you~idiot. 躲开,你这个白痴。act~装傻充愣;〖同〗stupid, foolish, unintelligent, dull;〖反〗smart, clever, bright, intelligent; →′dumbly adv 毫无反响地;′dumbness n 无言,缄默;′dumbbell n 哑铃;愚蠢的人;dum(b)′found vt 使惊愕(目瞪口呆); 【辨异】dumb与mute都可表示“哑”或情感造成的短时间无语。dumb从前指人哑,现在则几乎完全用来指动物不能说话,如:dumb beasts of the field (地里的哑巴牲口);mute (哑的)现在比dumb更常用来指人先天的哑。还有speechless (说不出话来的)也指情感造成的短时间无语,如:left speechless by surprise (吃惊得哑口无言);voiceless (无声的)指不发声(不管是先天原因造成的,还是受伤所致),如:Turtles are voiceless. (海龟不发声。) |
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