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dumb

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  • 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

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adj.

【不规则形式】dumber dumbest
1

哑的;不能说话的
unable to speak

She was born deaf and dumb .

她天生又聋又哑。

2

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。

3

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。

4


‘Are you all right?’ Laura nodded dumbly.

“你身体好吗?”劳拉默默地点了点头。

5


verb

1

(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

频次

  • 1
    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

  • 2
    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。

  • I shook my head dumbly, not believing him.

    我一言不发地摇了摇头,不相信他的话。

  • 4
    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。

  • 5
    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。

  • 6
    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。

  • 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

1
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Synonym: mute silent
2
lacking the power of human speech
dumb animals
3
temporarily incapable of speaking
struck dumb
speechless with shock
Synonym: speechless
4
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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  1. 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。

  2. You keep telling me I 'm dumb .

    你一直说你是哑的。

  3. 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。

  4. If the police question you , act dumb .

    如果警察盘问,你就装傻。

  5. That was a pretty dumb thing to do .

    做那样的事太愚蠢了。

  6. 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。

  7. I decided to act dumb .

    我决定装哑。

  8. We sat there in dumb silence .

    我们坐在那里,默然无语。

  9. 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。

  10. We were all struck dumb with amazement .

    我们都惊讶得说不出话来。

  11. 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。

  12. The questions were set up to make her look dumb .

    问题这么设计,就是为了让她出丑。

  13. I 've met a lot of dumb people

    我遇到过很多笨蛋。

  14. 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。

  15. I came up with this dumb idea

    我想出了这个馊主意。

  16. 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。

  17. It 's the media that 's dumb .

    让人恼火的是媒体。

  18. We were all struck dumb for a minute .

    一时间我们惊讶得哑口无言。

  19. 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。

  20. 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。

  21. He 's deaf and dumb and so rarely communicates with others .

    他又聋又哑,很少与他人交流。

  22. He has been dumb from birth .

    他生来就哑。

  23. 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。

  24. She is very kind to the dumb children .

    她对哑童非常好。

  25. Speak up ! stop playing dumb .

    你说呀!装什么哑巴?

  26. Never inflict useless pain on dumb animal .

    切勿给不会说话的动物施加无谓的痛苦。

  27. Everybody was dumbfounded ( or struck dumb ) by his question .

    他一问,大家都愣(住)了。

  28. 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。

  29. He 's deaf and dumb .

    他又聋又哑。

  30. 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”。

dumb mute 【导航词义:哑的】
dumb v. 〈旧〉哑的;说不出话的
〔辨析〕

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。

〔例证〕

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。

mute v. 〈旧〉哑的;;〈书〉不说话的
〔辨析〕

指不会说话的,也指不说话或拒绝说话的。

〔例证〕

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。

  • 短语动词

降低…的理解难度;减少…的专业内容

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dumb down dumb sth↔down

(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