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Dumb Adj Adj Graded 英[Dʌm 美[Dʌm Adj.哑的,无说话能力的;不说话的,无声的;沉默的,无言的;口齿不清的,(在政府中)无代言人的,政治上无发言权的 哑的;不能说话的 Completely

单词 dumb
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英[dʌm] 美[dʌm]
解释
adj.哑的,无说话能力的;不说话的,无声的;沉默的,无言的;口齿不清的,(在政府中)无代言人的,政治上无发言权的;
例句

ADJ
哑的;不能说话的
Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.
例:...a young deaf and dumb man.年轻的聋哑男子

ADJ
(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.
例:We were all struck dumb for a minute.一时间我们惊讶得哑口无言。

ADJ-GRADED
(人)愚蠢的,傻的,笨的
If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.
例:I've met a lot of dumb people...我遇到过很多笨蛋。
例:The questions were set up to make her look dumb.问题这么设计,就是为了让她出丑。

ADJ-GRADED
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.
例:I came up with this dumb idea...我想出了这个馊主意。
例:It's the media that's dumb.让人恼火的是媒体。

ADJ
无声的;无言的;不用言语表达的
Something that is dumb is done or expressed without words.
例: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。
变形
noun:dumbness, dumbing down~third:dumbs~est:dumbest~adv:dumbly~ing:dumbing~er:dumber~past:dumbed~

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