单词 | dumb |
释义 | dumb (dŭm) adj. dumb·er, dumb·est 1. a. Lacking the power of speech. Used of animals and inanimate objects. b. Offensive Incapable of using speech; mute. Used of humans. See Usage Note at mute. 2. Temporarily speechless, as with shock or fear: I was dumb with disbelief. 3. Unwilling to speak; taciturn. 4. Not expressed or articulated in sounds or words: dumb resentment. 5. Nautical Not self-propelling. 6. Conspicuously unintelligent; stupid: dumb officials; a dumb decision. 7. Unintentional; haphazard: dumb luck. tr.v. dumbed, dumb·ing, dumbs Phrasal Verb: To make silent or dumb. dumb down (or up) Slang To rewrite for a less educated or less sophisticated audience. [Middle English, from Old English.] dumbly adv. dumbness n. |
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