[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]聋的；失聪的 Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.
[the N]
She is now profoundly deaf.
她现在已经严重失聪了。
The deaf are people who are deaf.（总称）耳聋者
Many regular TV programs are captioned for the deaf.
许多常规的电视节目都为耳聋者配了字幕。
deafness
Because of her deafness she was hard to make conversation with.
因为她的耳聋，别人很难与她交谈。
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[ADJ 形容词]对…充耳不闻的；不愿听…的 If you say that someone is deaf to people's requests, arguments, or criticisms, you are criticizing them because they refuse to pay attention to them.
[v-link ADJ to n]
[disapproval]
The provincial assembly were deaf to all pleas for financial help.
省议会对所有的经济救助请求都充耳不闻。
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to fall on deaf ears→see:
ear
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deaf★/def; NAmEdef/adjective(deaf·er,deaf·est)1★unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well 聋的◆to become/go deaf变聋◆She was born deaf.她天生耳聋。☞see also
stone deaf
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tone-deaf
2the deafnoun[plural ]people who cannot hear 耳聋的人；聋子◆television subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing为耳聋和耳背者做的电视字幕3[not before noun ]deafto sth not willing to listen or pay attention to sth 不愿听；不去注意◆He was deaf to my requests for help.他对我的求助充耳不闻。▶deaf·ness/defnəs; NAmEdefnəs/noun[uncountable ]IDIOMS(as) ˌdeaf as a ˈpost( informal) very deaf 全聋；聋得什么也听不见fall on deaf ˈearsto be ignored or not noticed by other people 不被理睬；不被注意；被置若罔闻◆Her advice fell on deaf ears.她的忠告没有受到重视。turn a deaf ˈear (to sb/sth)to ignore or refuse to listen to sb/sth （对…）置之不理，充耳不闻◆He turned a deaf ear to the rumours.他对这些谣言置若罔闻。deafdeaferdeafestdeaf/def; NAmEdef/deaf·ness/defnəs; NAmEdefnəs/
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deafdeaf /def/ ●●○W3 adjective
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1physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well → hearing impaired: communication between deaf and hearing people I think Mum’s going a bit deaf. She’s deaf and dumb (=unable to hear or speak) and communicates using sign language. Tom was born profoundly deaf (=having great difficulty hearing).stone deaf/deaf as a post informal (=completely deaf) →
hard of hearing
, tone-deaf
2the deaf [plural] people who are deaf: a school for the deaf3be deaf to something literary to be unwilling to hear or listen to something: She was deaf to his pleas.4turn a deaf ear (to something) to be unwilling to listen to what someone is saying or asking: The factory owners turned a deaf ear to the demands of the workers.5fall on deaf ears if advice or a warning falls on deaf ears, everyone ignores it—deafness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSverbsgo deaf (=become deaf)· By the time he was 50 he had begun to go deaf.be born deaf· If the mother gets the disease, her baby may be born deaf.leave somebody deaf (=cause someone to become deaf)· A blow on the head left him permanently deaf.adverbstotally deaf (=completely deaf)· He was totally deaf, and unable to walk.partially deaf (=partly deaf)· Most children who are partially deaf can be taught in normal schools.stone deaf informal (=completely deaf)· She must be stone deaf if she didn’t hear all that noise!profoundly deaf technical (=completely deaf)· Many profoundly deaf children have great difficulty in learning to read.phrasesas deaf as a post informal (=completely deaf)· He won’t hear you - he’s as deaf as a post.deaf in one ear· The illness left her deaf in one ear.THESAURUSdeaf adjective physically unable to hear anything, or unable to hear well: · Deaf people use sign language to communicate.be hard of hearing to have difficulty hearing things, for example because you are old: · You’ll have to speak up – she’s a bit hard of hearing.· subtitles for the hard of hearinghearing-impaired formal adjective having a permanent physical condition which makes it difficult for you to hear things: · Not all hearing-impaired people are completely deaf.
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