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单词 deaf
释义
deaf
(def )
Word forms: deafer , deafest
1. adjective B1
Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.
She is now profoundly deaf.
Synonyms: hard of hearing, without hearing, unhearing  
The deaf are people who are deaf. This use could cause offence.
Many regular TV programs are captioned for the deaf.
deafness uncountable noun B1+
Because of her deafness she had had to become an expert lip reader.
2. adjective
If you say that someone is deaf to people's requests, arguments, or criticisms, you are criticizing them because they refuse to pay attention to them. [disapproval]
The provincial assembly were deaf to all pleas for financial help. [+ to]
Synonyms: oblivious, indifferent, unmoved, unconcerned  
3. to fall on deaf ears phrase
If a request falls on deaf ears or if the person to whom the request is made turns a deaf ear to it, they take no notice of it.
I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears.
He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.
4.  to turn a deaf ear
Quotations:
There's none so deaf as those that will not hear
Idioms:
fall on deaf ears
if something you say to someone falls on deaf ears, they take no notice of what you have said
The mayor spoke privately to Gibson yesterday and asked him to resign, but said that his plea fell on deaf ears.
turn a deaf ear to something
to refuse to consider a request or an opinion and not pay any attention to it
The Mayor of Paris has long turned a deaf ear to Parisians who want tougher laws to protect the cleanliness of their pavements.
deaf as a post [old-fashioned]
very deaf
My father is deaf as a post.
Translations:
Chinese: 耳聋的
Japanese: 耳の聞こえない
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