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dumbBrE /dʌm/NAmE /dʌm/ adjective (dumb·er, dumb·est) (old-fashioned, sometimes offensive) unable to speak 哑的；不能说话的◆She was born deaf and dumb. 她天生又聋又哑。 HELP Dumb used in this meaning is old-fashioned and can be offensive. It is better to use speech-impaired instead. * dumb 用于此义是过时用法，可能含冒犯意，最好以 speech-impaired 代之。temporarily not speaking or refusing to speak 一时说不出话的；不肯开口的◆We were all struck dumb with amazement. 我们都惊讶得说不出话来。◆We sat there in dumb silence. 我们坐在那里，默然无语。(informal, especially NAmE) stupid 愚蠢的；傻的；笨的◆That was a pretty dumb thing to do. 做那样的事太愚蠢了。◆If the police question you, act dumb (= pretend you do not know anything). 如果警察盘问，你就装傻。◆In her early movies she played a dumb blonde. 在她早期的电影中，她扮演傻乎乎的金发女郎。▸ dumb·ly BrE /ˈdʌmli/NAmE /ˈdʌmli/ adverb◆'Are you all right?' Laura nodded dumbly. “你身体好吗？” 劳拉默默地点了点头。▸ dumb·ness BrE /ˈdʌmnəs/NAmE /ˈdʌmnəs/ noun [U] dumbBrE /dʌm/NAmE /dʌm/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dumb BrE /dʌm/ NAmE /dʌm/present simple - he / she / it dumbs BrE /dʌmz/ NAmE /dʌmz/past simple dumbed BrE /dʌmd/ NAmE /dʌmd/past participle dumbed BrE /dʌmd/ NAmE /dʌmd/ -ing form dumbing BrE /ˈdʌmɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈdʌmɪŋ/ ●ˌdumb ˈdown●ˌdumb sth↔ˈdown(disapproving) to make sth less accurate or educational, and of worse quality, by trying to make it easier for people to understand （为使公众更易理解而）降低…的标准，减少…的专业性教育内容▸ dumbing down BrE /ˌdʌmɪŋ ˈdaʊn/NAmE /ˌdʌmɪŋ ˈdaʊn/ noun [U] |