dumb的读音 dumb中文意思

英音  [dʌm] 
美音  [dʌm] 
adj. 哑的,无说话能力的;不说话的,无声的;沉默的,无言的;口齿不清的,(在政府中)无代言人的,政治上无发言权的
比较级: dumber
最高级: dumbest
易混淆的单词: DumbDUMB
中文词源
dumb 哑的
来自PIE*dheu, 烟尘,烟雾,词源同dust, deaf, dull. 引申词义笨拙的,哑的。
dumb 用法和例句
Only the dumb envy the talkative .
唯独哑人才艳羡大嘴巴。
Today power grids , transport systems and water-distribution systems are essentially networks of dumb pipes .
如今的电力网,运输系统和水分配系统,本质上都是一些哑笨的管道网络。
As they went out , behold , they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil .
他们出去的时候,有人将鬼所附的一个哑吧,带到耶稣跟前来。
And if it were not for the blackness of some of us , some of us would be dumb ;
如果不是我们有人黑,我们有人就会哑;
Dr steinhauer and his colleagues have not yet detected sonic hawking radiation , but they have taken the first step : they have produced a dumb hole .
steinhauer博士和同事至今未发现霍金声辐射,但他们已迈出第一步:创造出哑洞。

汉语翻译

a. 哑的, 不说话的, 无声音的
【医】 哑的
相关词组:
strike sb dumb

词型变化

名词:dumbness 副词:dumbly 形容词比较级:dumber 最高级:dumbest 动词过去式:dumbed 过去分词:dumbed 现在分词:dumbing 第三人称单数:dumbs 

词意辨析

dumb, mute
这两个形容词均有“哑的,不能说话的”之意。
dumb: 可与mute换用,但dumb指原本没有说话能力或失去了说话能力。
mute: 多指因后天疾病而引起的聋哑,有时也指因故不说话。

英语解释

形容词 dumb:

  1. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity同义词:dense, dim, dull, obtuse, slow
  2. unable to speak temporarily同义词:speechless
  3. lacking the power of human speech
  4. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness同义词:mute, silent

例句

  1. 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。
  2. Dumb dogs are dangerous.[谚]哑巴狗最危险。
  3. He was struck dumb by her sharp question.他被她那尖锐的问题弄得哑口无言。
  4. The man is as dumb as an oyster.那人极少说话。
  5. 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