请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 deafness
释义

Definition of deafness in English:

deafness

noun ˈdɛfnəsˈdɛfnəs
mass noun
  • 1The condition of lacking the power of hearing or having impaired hearing.

    the baby is at risk of being born with profound deafness
    loud music is a cause of deafness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This finding could have future implications for a possible cure of some forms of hereditary deafness in humans and mice.
    • Extreme effects of excessive quinine use include blindness and deafness.
    • Fortunately, the rate of congenital deafness is small, as is the incidence of deafness caused by disease.
    • We have isolated a new gene for hereditary deafness.
    • Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common causes of nerve deafness.
    • It has left his face partially paralysed, resulted in total deafness, and now he is confined to a wheelchair.
    • She suffered partial deafness from birth, a disability which intensified with age.
    • In around one in a thousand cases, measles can cause a serious brain condition which can lead to brain damage and deafness.
    • A pioneering form of gene therapy has cured deafness in guinea pigs.
    • Many couples with a family history of deafness or disability seek to have a child without that disability.
    1. 1.1 The state of being unwilling or unable to hear or pay attention to something.
      the deafness shown by political leaders
      a worrying example of deafness to human rights concerns
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We should abandon our selective deafness, and listen to everything Community leaders say, and pay them the compliment of believing they mean it.
      • Mr Jones said the protest had been motivated by the government's deafness on GM crops.
      • Next time I hear that accusatory voice, I'm going to pretend I've contracted a sudden case of selective deafness.
      • The perfect crime consists, not in killing the victim, but in obtaining the silence of the witnesses, the deafness of the judges, and the inconsistency of the testimony.
      • What can be done to solve the problem of the deafness of mainstream economists toward economic history?
      • It's one of those juggernaut of fate stories where due to irresponsibility, stubbornness, and/or willful deafness, everything manages to turn out for the worst.
      • It takes a huge amount of blustering and a large measure of deafness to defend the sales of British gold.
      • Impatience with non-violence and the deafness shown by political leaders led to the emergence of more militant groups such as The Weathermen.
      • We are told that he is being brave in his deafness to majority opinion in Britain and the world.
      • On the other hand, we have political leaders who are displaying a certain deafness.
 
 

Definition of deafness in US English:

deafness

nounˈdefnəsˈdɛfnəs
  • 1The condition of lacking the power of hearing or having impaired hearing.

    the baby is at risk of being born with profound deafness
    loud music is a cause of deafness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A pioneering form of gene therapy has cured deafness in guinea pigs.
    • We have isolated a new gene for hereditary deafness.
    • She suffered partial deafness from birth, a disability which intensified with age.
    • Fortunately, the rate of congenital deafness is small, as is the incidence of deafness caused by disease.
    • Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common causes of nerve deafness.
    • It has left his face partially paralysed, resulted in total deafness, and now he is confined to a wheelchair.
    • Extreme effects of excessive quinine use include blindness and deafness.
    • This finding could have future implications for a possible cure of some forms of hereditary deafness in humans and mice.
    • Many couples with a family history of deafness or disability seek to have a child without that disability.
    • In around one in a thousand cases, measles can cause a serious brain condition which can lead to brain damage and deafness.
    1. 1.1 The state of being unwilling or unable to hear or pay attention to something.
      the deafness shown by political leaders
      a worrying example of deafness to human rights concerns
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The perfect crime consists, not in killing the victim, but in obtaining the silence of the witnesses, the deafness of the judges, and the inconsistency of the testimony.
      • It's one of those juggernaut of fate stories where due to irresponsibility, stubbornness, and/or willful deafness, everything manages to turn out for the worst.
      • We are told that he is being brave in his deafness to majority opinion in Britain and the world.
      • Impatience with non-violence and the deafness shown by political leaders led to the emergence of more militant groups such as The Weathermen.
      • It takes a huge amount of blustering and a large measure of deafness to defend the sales of British gold.
      • We should abandon our selective deafness, and listen to everything Community leaders say, and pay them the compliment of believing they mean it.
      • On the other hand, we have political leaders who are displaying a certain deafness.
      • Next time I hear that accusatory voice, I'm going to pretend I've contracted a sudden case of selective deafness.
      • What can be done to solve the problem of the deafness of mainstream economists toward economic history?
      • Mr Jones said the protest had been motivated by the government's deafness on GM crops.
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 13:56:29