[ADJ 形容词]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
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[ADJ 形容词](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.
[v-link ADJ]
[LITERARY 文]
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](人)愚蠢的，傻的，笨的 If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.
[disapproval]
[AM 美]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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。
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[ADJ 形容词]无声的；无言的；不用言语表达的 Something that is dumb is done or expressed without words.
[ADJ n]
[LITERARY 文]
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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dumbdumberdumbestadjective(dumb·er,dumb·est)1( old-fashioned,sometimes offensive) unable to speak 哑的；不能说话的◆She was born deaf and dumb.她天生又聋又哑。HELPDumbused in this meaning is old-fashioned and can be offensive. It is better to use speech-impairedinstead. *dumb 用于此义是过时用法，可能意含冒犯，最好以 speech-impaired 代之。 2temporarily not speaking or refusing to speak 一时说不出话的；不肯开口的◆We were all struck dumbwith 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( informal) ( especially NAmE) stupid 愚蠢的；傻的；笨的◆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，你就一问三不知。◆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。▶dumb·ly/dʌmli; NAmEdʌmli/adverb◆‘Are you all right?’ Laura nodded dumbly.“你身体好吗？”劳拉默默地点了点头。dumb·ness/dʌmnəs; NAmEdʌmnəs/noun[uncountable ]verbPHRASAL VERBˌdumb ˈdown | ˌdumb sth↔ˈdown( disapproving) to make sth less accurate or educational,and of worse quality, by trying to make it easier for people to understand （为使公众更易理解而）降低…的标准，减少…的专业性教育内容▶ˌdumbing ˈdown/; NAmE/noun[uncountable ]dumb/dʌm; NAmEdʌm/dumb·ly/dʌmli; NAmEdʌmli/dumb·ness/dʌmnəs; NAmEdʌmnəs/ˌdumbing ˈdown/; NAmE/
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dumbdumb1 /dʌm/ ●●○S3 adjective
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1 informal stupid: What a dumb question. a bunch of dumb kids ‘What is it?’ I asked, playing dumb (=pretending to be stupid). She’s no dumb blonde (=a pretty woman with blonde hair who seems stupid).► see thesaurus at
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2unable to speak, because you are angry, surprised, shocked etc: He stared at the burnt-out car in dumb disbelief. She was struck dumb with terror.3 old-fashioned someone who is dumb is not able to speak at all. Many people think that this use is offensive → mute → deaf and dumb
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4dumb luck informal something good that happens in an unexpected way, especially when it is not deserved: It was just dumb luck that we found the place at all.5dumb animals/creatures used to talk about animals when you want to emphasize that humans often treat them badly and they cannot protect themselves—dumbly adverb: For a few seconds she gazed dumbly at him.—dumbness noun [uncountable]
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dumb downto present news or information in a simple and attractive way without many details so that everyone can understand it – used to show disapproval: Have history textbooks been dumbed down over the past decade?—dumbing down noun [uncountable]
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