deaf
adjective/def/
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(comparative deafer, superlative deafest)
Idioms - unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well
聋的 - to become/go deaf
变聋 - She was born deaf.
她天生耳聋。 - partially deaf
部分失聪
Extra ExamplesTopics Disabilityb2- Many of these children are profoundly deaf.
这些孩子中有许多是全聋。 - She remained deaf until she died.
直到去世她一直没有恢复听力。 - She spoke loudly because her mother was a little deaf.
她说话很大声，因为她母亲有点儿耳背。 - Standing next to the machine all day left her deaf in one ear.
整日站在机器旁边使她一只耳朵失聪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- be born
- become
- …
- completely
- profoundly
- stone
- …
- to
- deaf in one ear
- to become/go deaf
- the deafnoun [plural] (old-fashioned) people who cannot hear
耳聋的人；聋子 - television subtitles for the deaf
聋人电视字幕
More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns- the blind
- the deaf
- the destitute
- the dead
- the dying
- the elderly
- the faithful
- the homeless
- the injured
- the insane
- the jobless
- the middle aged
- the old
- the poor
- the rich
- the sick
- the squeamish
- the wealthy
- the wicked
- the wounded
- the young
- television subtitles for the deaf
- [not before noun] deaf to something not willing to listen or pay attention to something
不愿听；不去注意 - He was deaf to my requests for help.
他对我的求助充耳不闻。 - The committee remained deaf to our suggestions.
委员会对我们的建议充耳不闻。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- be born
- become
- …
- completely
- profoundly
- stone
- …
- to
- deaf in one ear
- He was deaf to my requests for help.
Word OriginOld English dēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doof and German taub, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tuphlos ‘blind’.
Idioms
(as) deaf as a post
- (informal) very deaf
全聋；聋得什么也听不见 More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
fall on deaf ears
- to be ignored or not noticed by other people
不被理睬；不被注意；被置若罔闻 - Her advice fell on deaf ears.
她的忠告没有受到重视。
- Her advice fell on deaf ears.
turn a deaf ear (to somebody/something)
- to ignore or refuse to listen to somebody/something
（对…）置之不理，充耳不闻 - He turned a deaf ear to the rumours.
他对这些谣言置若罔闻。
- He turned a deaf ear to the rumours.