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dumb adj.哑的；愚蠢的；不能说话的vt.使沉默 (1) 她生来就是哑巴。(2) 你说那种话真是太愚蠢了。(3) 她被不公正地丑化成了一个傻头傻脑的金发女郎。(4) 他被她那尖锐的问题弄得哑口无言。(5) 惊恐和忧伤使我们哑口无言。 Dumb is the Old English word that means "mute, speechless," and itself came from an even older word dheubh meaning "confusion, stupefaction, dizziness." Today, dumb still means "unable to speak," but it doesn't have anything to do with intelligence. Its other meaning, however, does. If you make a dumb mistake, it's something you could have avoided if you thought it through first.

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英 [dʌm] 美 [dʌm] (1) She's been dumb from birth.(2) It was dumb of you to say that.(3) She was unfairly caricatured as a dumb blonde.(4) He was struck dumb by her sharp question.(5) We were struck dumb with horror and grief. Today, most of the time someone or something is described as dumb when it shows a lack of thought, like your dumb idea of wearing flip-flops in a snowstorm. 1[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。dumblyI 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 downHe 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

英语单词	dumb
英美音标	英 [dʌm] 美 [dʌm]
中文释义	adj.哑的；愚蠢的；不能说话的 vt.使沉默
英语例句	(1) She's been dumb from birth. (2) It was dumb of you to say that. (3) She was unfairly caricatured as a dumb blonde. (4) He was struck dumb by her sharp question. (5) We were struck dumb with horror and grief.
中文例句	(1) 她生来就是哑巴。 (2) 你说那种话真是太愚蠢了。 (3) 她被不公正地丑化成了一个傻头傻脑的金发女郎。 (4) 他被她那尖锐的问题弄得哑口无言。 (5) 惊恐和忧伤使我们哑口无言。
vocabulary简明	Today, most of the time someone or something is described as dumb when it shows a lack of thought, like your dumb idea of wearing flip-flops in a snowstorm.
vocabulary扩展	Dumb is the Old English word that means "mute, speechless," and itself came from an even older word dheubh meaning "confusion, stupefaction, dizziness." Today, dumb still means "unable to speak," but it doesn't have anything to do with intelligence. Its other meaning, however, does. If you make a dumb mistake, it's something you could have avoided if you thought it through first.
柯林斯解释	1 [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

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