🔑deafBrE/def/NAmE/def/adjective (deaf·er, deaf·est) 🔑unabletohearanythingorunabletohearverywell聋的◆tobecome/godeaf变聋◆Shewasborndeaf. 她天生耳聋。➡ see alsostone deaf, tone-deafthe deafnoun[pl.]peoplewhocannothear耳聋的人；聋子◆televisionsubtitlesforthedeafandhardofhearing为耳聋和耳背者做的电视字幕Plural adjectival nounsthe 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[not before noun]~tosthnotwillingtolistenorpayattentiontosth不愿听；不去注意◆Hewasdeaftomyrequestsforhelp. 他对我的求助充耳不闻。▸deaf·nessBrE/ˈdefnəs/NAmE/ˈdefnəs/noun[U]●(as) ˌdeafasaˈpost(informal) verydeaf全聋；聋得什么也听不见Similes 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 athe 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 hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased 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●fallondeafˈearstobeignoredornotnoticedbyotherpeople不被理睬；不被注意；被置若罔闻◆Heradvicefellondeafears. 她的忠告没有受到重视。●turnadeafˈear (tosb/sth)toignoreorrefusetolistentosb/sth（对…）置之不理，充耳不闻◆Heturnedadeafeartotherumours. 他对这些谣言置若罔闻。
