deaf
US
UK deaf adj: (unable to hear)
SC 聋的 lóng de
Jonny's parents are deaf, so he is fluent in sign language.
乔尼的父母是聋人，所以他哑语打得很流利。
the deaf npl: (hearing-impaired people)
SC 聋人
SC 聋子
Barbara's own deafness was an asset in her work as teacher of the deaf.
芭芭拉自己是聋人，这很有助于教授其他聋人。
deaf to [sth] adj + prep: figurative, potentially offensive (unwilling to listen)
SC 不愿听...的
SC 对...充耳不闻的
SC 不注意...的
Edward was deaf to his daughter's pleas and sent her away to boarding school.
爱德华对自己女儿的求告充耳不闻，把她送去了寄宿学校。
deaf and dumb adj: dated, offensive (unable to hear, speak) (废弃)
SC 聋哑的 lóng yǎ de
TC 聾啞的
TC 聾啞的
deaf-mute n: obsolete, potentially offensive (person unable to hear or speak)
SC 聋子
SC 哑巴 yǎ bɑ
deaf-mute adj: obsolete, potentially offensive (unable to hear or speak)
SC 聋的 lóng de
SC 哑的 lóng de ，yǎ de
deafblind, deaf-blind adj: (unable to hear and see)
SC 聋盲的
fall on deaf ears, fall upon deaf ears v expr: figurative, potentially offensive (be ignored)
SC 无人理睬，被忽视 bèi hū shì
TC 被忽視
TC 被忽視
Susan was worried that her advice would fall on deaf ears.
stone-deaf adj: (completely unable to hear)
SC 全聋的
tone-deaf adj: (pitch differences)
SC 五音不全的
tone-deaf adj: figurative (inappropriate, tactless)
SC 对他人的反馈充耳不闻的人
SC 听不进别人意见的人
turn a deaf ear v expr: figurative (be unwilling to listen) (比喻)
SC 假装没听见，置若罔闻，充耳不闻 jiǎ zhuāng méi tīng jiàn，zhì ruò wǎng wén，chōng ěr bù wén
turn a deaf ear to [sb/sth] v expr: figurative (be unwilling to listen to)
SC 对...置之不理
He needs to believe in himself and turn a deaf ear to his critics.