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Dumb Stupid Dʌm Speak Dʌmli Dʌmnəs Noun Verb

This flashcard defines "dumb" in several ways: 1) unable to speak (often considered old-fashioned and potentially offensive), 2) temporarily silent due to emotion, 3) unintelligent or foolish, and 4) as a verb meaning to simplify or reduce the quality/educational value of something, often referred to as "dumbing down."

This flashcard defines "dumb" in several ways: unable to speak (often considered old-fashioned and potentially offensive), temporarily silent due to emotion, unintelligent or foolish, and as a verb meaning to simplify or reduce the quality/educational value of something. It also includes the concept of "dumbing down."

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[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

2
[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。

3
[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。

4
[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。

5
[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。

相关词组:
dumb down

Oxford dumb / dʌm ; NAmE dʌm /
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adjective ( 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。 HELP  Dumbused 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。 2 temporarily 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 ; NAmE dʌmli / 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 ; NAmE dʌmnəs / noun [uncountable ] verb PHRASAL VERB ˌdumb 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 ; NAmE dʌm / dumb·ly / dʌmli ; NAmE dʌmli / dumb·ness / dʌmnəs ; NAmE dʌmnəs / 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 something ↔ down to 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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dumb

[dʌm]
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Spoken:

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愚蠢的(63%),哑的(22%),不能说话的(10%),使沉默(5%)
adj.哑的,无说话能力的;不说话的,无声音的

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