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单词 dumb
释义

dumb

UK /dʌm/

Word Forms

adjectivedumb
comparativedumber
superlativedumbest

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    informalstupid

    She’s so dumb she can’t even figure out her answering machine.

    You gave him your phone number? That was a dumb thing to do.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe unintelligent people
  2. 2
    mainly literarytemporarily unable or unwilling to speak, especially because you are very shocked

    Some of the passengers were dumb with terror.

    be struck dumb:

    I was struck dumb by the clerk’s rudeness.

    Synonyms and related words

    Feeling surprised or shocked
    1. 2a
      old-fashionedpermanently unable to speak. This word is now usually considered offensive. The more usual word is speech impaired.
      Synonyms and related words

      Disability and people with disabilities

phrases

play/act dumb


derived word
dumbly
Synonyms and related words

Words used to describe unintelligent people

dumb

US /dʌm/

Word Forms

adjectivedumb
comparativedumber
superlativedumbest

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    informalstupid

    She’s so dumb she can’t even figure out her answering machine.

    You gave him your phone number? That was a dumb thing to do.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe unintelligent people
  2. 2
    mainly literarytemporarily unable or unwilling to speak, especially because you are very shocked

    Some of the passengers were dumb with terror.

    be struck dumb:

    I was struck dumb by the clerk’s rudeness.

    Synonyms and related words

    Feeling surprised or shocked
    1. 2a
      old-fashionedpermanently unable to speak. This word is now usually considered offensive. The more usual word is speech impaired.
      Synonyms and related words

      Disability and people with disabilities

phrases

play/act dumb


derived word
dumbly
Synonyms and related words

Words used to describe unintelligent people

dumb

UK /dʌm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theydumb
he/she/itdumbs
present participledumbing
past tensedumbed
past participledumbed


phrasal verb

dumb down

intransitive/transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theydumb down
he/she/itdumbs down
present participledumbing down
past tensedumbed down
past participledumbed down

1
to make something simpler and easier to understand in a way that reduces its quality
Synonyms and related words

To make something easier to understand

dumb

US /dʌm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theydumb
he/she/itdumbs
present participledumbing
past tensedumbed
past participledumbed


phrasal verb

dumb down

intransitive/transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theydumb down
he/she/itdumbs down
present participledumbing down
past tensedumbed down
past participledumbed down

1
to make something simpler and easier to understand in a way that reduces its quality
Synonyms and related words

To make something easier to understand
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