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Deaf People Hear Ear Hearing Deafness Pay Attention

英语单词 deaf
英美音标 英 [def] 美 [def]
中文释义 adj.聋的;充耳不闻的
英语例句 (1) He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret.
(2) He is always deaf to his teacher's advice.
(3) He turns a deaf ear to criticism media.
中文例句 (1) 他是个聋哑人,不会把他们的秘密告诉任何人。
(2) 他总是对他老师的忠告充耳不闻。
(3) 他对媒体的批评充耳不闻。
vocabulary简明 If you're deaf, you can't hear or have extremely limited hearing abilities. Many people who are deaf communicate using sign language.
vocabulary扩展 Some people are born deaf, while others lose their hearing later in life because of illness or injury. People who have been deaf their whole lives and are actively involved with the deaf community consider deafness a "difference in experience," not a disability. When someone accuses you of being "deaf to" their argument, they mean that you are refusing to pay attention or listen. Until the 18th century, deaf was pronounced so it rhymed with beef.
柯林斯解释
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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]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

to turn a deaf ear→see:
ear

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