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dumb

dumb
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adj.

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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。

dumbly

  • I shook my head dumbly, not believing him.

    我一言不发地摇了摇头,不相信他的话。

3. 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。

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

    问题这么设计，就是为了让她出丑。

4. 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。

  • It's the media that's dumb.

    让人恼火的是媒体。

5. 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。

dumbing down

  • 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。

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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

医学

  • 1.哑的：不能说话的，同mute

计算机

  • 1.【修】哑，不灵活
1. He has been dumb from birth.
他生来就哑。

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2. He is dumb on the subject.
他对这个问题表示沉默。

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3. He is handsome,but a dumb cluck.
他很英俊，却是个傻瓜。

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4. It was dumb of you to say that.
你说这种话太愚蠢了。

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5. Never inflict useless pain on dumb animals.
切勿给不会说话的动物施加无谓的痛苦。

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6. 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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7. She is very kind to the dumb children.
她对哑童非常好。

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8. Speak! Stop playing dumb.
你说呀！装什么哑巴？

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9. They remained dumb at the meeting.
他们在会上保持沉默。

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10. 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。

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