slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity同义词:dense, dim, dull, obtuse, slow
unable to speak temporarily同义词:speechless
lacking the power of human speech
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness同义词:mute, silent
例句
No animal of the horoscope is considered dumb or ugly or evil.天宫图上的动物没有一种被认为是愚笨的或丑陋的或邪恶的。
Dumb dogs are dangerous.[谚]哑巴狗最危险。
He was struck dumb by her sharp question.他被她那尖锐的问题弄得哑口无言。
The man is as dumb as an oyster.那人极少说话。
We were struck dumb with horror and grief.惊恐和忧伤使我们哑口无言。
详细解释
dumb adj.(形容词)dumb.er,dumb.est Lacking the power of speech. Used of animals and inanimate objects.哑的:缺乏说话能力的。指有生命或无生命的物体Offensive Incapable of using speech; mute. Used of human beings.【无礼用语】 哑的,无言的:不能说话的;沉默的。指人Temporarily speechless, as with shock or fear:说不出话的:暂时说不出话的,如因为震惊或恐惧:例句:I was dumb with disbelief.我难以置信,一时说不上话来 Unwilling to speak; taciturn.不愿说话的;寡言的Not expressed or articulated in sounds or words:没有用言辞、声音表达的:例句:dumb resentment.无声的憎恨 Nautical Not self-propelling.【航海】 非自航的Conspicuously unintelligent; stupid:十分不明智的;愚蠢的:例句:dumb officials; a dumb decision.愚钝的官员们;愚蠢的决定 Unintentional; haphazard:无意的;偶然的:例句:dumb luck.偶然的运气 Computer Science Incapable of processing data:【计算机科学】 哑的,不智能的,被动的:不能处理数据的:例句:a dumb terminal.不智能的终端设备 v.tr.(及物动词)dumbed,dumb.ing,dumbs To make silent or dumb.使沉默或变哑 <常用词组>dumb down 或 dumb up 【俚语】 To rewrite for a less intelligent audience.为理解力较弱的观众重写常用词组>来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old English 源自 古英语 【引伸】 dumb.ly adv.(副词)dumb.ness n.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>dumb,inarticulate,mute,speechless同义词>The central meaning shared by these adjectives is .lacking the faculty of speech or the power to speak.: 这一组形容词共有的主要意义为.缺乏说话的能力或力量. 例句:dumb with fear;害怕得说不出话; 例句:inarticulate with rage;愤怒得说不出话; 例句:mute with astonishment;惊讶得说不出话; 例句:speechless with horror. See also Synonyms at stupid 吓得说不出话 参见同义词 stupid