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dumb/dʌm/ adj. & v.●adj. 1a (of a person) unable to speak, usu. because of a congenital defect or deafness (人)哑的; (通常先天性)无说话能力的 b (of an animal) naturally unable to speak (动物)天生无说话能力的 our dumb friends 我们无言的朋友 2 silenced by surprise, shyness, etc. (因惊吓、害羞等)说不出话的，失语的 struck dumb by this revelation 因事情泄露而张口结舌 3 taciturn or reticent, esp. insultingly (尤指无礼地)沉默(寡言)的 dumb insolence 无言的傲慢 4 (of an action etc.) performed without speech (行动等)无言的，不用言语表达的 5 (often in comb. 常用于复合词) giving no sound; without voice or some other property normally belonging to things of the name 不出声的；不发声的 a dumb piano 哑琴 6 esp. US colloq. stupid; ignorant [尤美口]愚蠢的；无知的 7 (usu. of a class, population, etc.) having no voice in government; inarticulate (通常指阶级、人口等)无发言权的；口齿不清的 the dumb masses 无发言权的民众 8 (of a computer terminal etc.) able only to transmit data to or receive data from a computer; not programmable (opp. 反义 INTELLIGENT) (计算机终端等)哑的；无智能的 ●v. tr. make dumb or unheard; silence 使沉默；变哑 □ dumb down N. Amer. slang reduce or adapt to a lower level of understanding [北美] [俚语]降低…的难度；简化 □ dumbly /ˈdʌmli/ adv.□ dumbness /ˈdʌmnis/ n.[Old English: origin unknown: sense 6 from German dumm] |