dumb[dʌm]
汉语翻译
a. 哑的, 不说话的, 无声音的
【医】 哑的
相关词组:
strike sb dumb
词型变化
名词:dumbness 副词:dumbly 形容词比较级:dumber 最高级:dumbest 动词过去式:dumbed 过去分词:dumbed 现在分词:dumbing 第三人称单数:dumbs
词意辨析
dumb, mute这两个形容词均有“哑的，不能说话的”之意。
dumb: 可与mute换用，但dumb指原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。
英语解释
形容词 dumb:
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity同义词：dense, dim, dull, obtuse, slow
- unable to speak temporarily同义词：speechless
- lacking the power of human speech
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness同义词：mute, silent
例句
- No animal of the horoscope is considered dumb or ugly or evil.天宫图上的动物没有一种被认为是愚笨的或丑陋的或邪恶的。
- Dumb dogs are dangerous.[谚]哑巴狗最危险。
- He was struck dumb by her sharp question.他被她那尖锐的问题弄得哑口无言。
- The man is as dumb as an oyster.那人极少说话。
- We were struck dumb with horror and grief.惊恐和忧伤使我们哑口无言。
详细解释
dumb
adj.（形容词）dumb.er,dumb.est
Lacking the power of speech. Used of animals and inanimate objects.哑的：缺乏说话能力的。指有生命或无生命的物体Offensive Incapable of using speech; mute. Used of human beings.【无礼用语】 哑的，无言的：不能说话的；沉默的。指人Temporarily speechless, as with shock or fear:说不出话的：暂时说不出话的，如因为震惊或恐惧：例句：I was dumb with disbelief.我难以置信，一时说不上话来
Unwilling to speak; taciturn.不愿说话的；寡言的Not expressed or articulated in sounds or words:没有用言辞、声音表达的：例句：dumb resentment.无声的憎恨
Nautical Not self-propelling.【航海】 非自航的Conspicuously unintelligent; stupid:十分不明智的；愚蠢的：例句：dumb officials; a dumb decision.愚钝的官员们；愚蠢的决定
Unintentional; haphazard:无意的；偶然的：例句：dumb luck.偶然的运气
Computer Science Incapable of processing data:【计算机科学】 哑的，不智能的，被动的：不能处理数据的：例句：a dumb terminal.不智能的终端设备
v.tr.（及物动词）dumbed,dumb.ing,dumbs To make silent or dumb.使沉默或变哑
<常用词组>dumb down 或
dumb up 【俚语】
To rewrite for a less intelligent audience.为理解力较弱的观众重写常用词组>来源：Middle English 中古英语 from Old English 源自 古英语
【引伸】
dumb.ly
adv.（副词）dumb.ness
n.（名词）<参考词汇><同义词>dumb,inarticulate,mute,speechless同义词>The central meaning shared by these adjectives is .lacking the faculty of speech or the power to speak.: 这一组形容词共有的主要意义为.缺乏说话的能力或力量. 例句：dumb with fear;害怕得说不出话；
例句：inarticulate with rage;愤怒得说不出话；
例句：mute with astonishment;惊讶得说不出话；
例句：speechless with horror. See also Synonyms at stupid 吓得说不出话 参见同义词 stupid