单词 | dumb |
释义 | dumb[dʌm]a. 哑的, 不说话的, 无声音的【医】 哑的相关词组:strike sb dumb dumb dumb AHD: [d¾m] D.J. [dJm]K.K. [dJm]adj.(形容词) dumb.er,dumb.est 1. Lacking the power of speech. Used of animals and inanimate objects.哑的:缺乏说话能力的。指有生命或无生命的物体2. Offensive Incapable of using speech; mute. Used of human beings.【无礼用语】 哑的,无言的:不能说话的;沉默的。指人3. Temporarily speechless, as with shock or fear:说不出话的:暂时说不出话的,如因为震惊或恐惧:I was dumb with disbelief.我难以置信,一时说不上话来4. Unwilling to speak; taciturn.不愿说话的;寡言的5. Not expressed or articulated in sounds or words:没有用言辞、声音表达的:dumb resentment.无声的憎恨6. Nautical Not self-propelling.【航海】 非自航的7. Conspicuously unintelligent; stupid:十分不明智的;愚蠢的:dumb officials; a dumb decision.愚钝的官员们;愚蠢的决定8. Unintentional; haphazard:无意的;偶然的:dumb luck.偶然的运气9. Computer Science Incapable of processing data:【计算机科学】 哑的,不智能的,被动的:不能处理数据的:a dumb terminal.不智能的终端设备v.tr.(及物动词) dumbed,dumb.ing,dumbs To make silent or dumb.使沉默或变哑常用词组:dumb down 或 dumb up 【俚语】 To rewrite for a less intelligent audience.为理解力较弱的观众重写语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old English 源自 古英语 继承用法:dumb“ly adv.(副词)dumb“ness n.(名词)参考词汇:1. dumb,inarticulate,mute,speechless2. The central meaning shared by these adjectives is “lacking the faculty of speech or the power to speak”: 这一组形容词共有的主要意义为“缺乏说话的能力或力量” speechless with horror. See also Synonyms at &b{stupid} 吓得说不出话 参见同义词 stupid |
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