单词 | dumbness |
释义 | dumb /dum/adjective
To render dumb ORIGIN: OE dumb; Ger dumm stupid, Du dom dumbˈly adverb
dumbˈness noun dummˈerer noun (old slang) A dumb person, esp a rogue who feigns dumbness dumbˈ-ass noun (US sl) A stupid person (also adjective) dumbˈ-bell noun
dumb blonde noun (in films, etc) the stock character of a blonde-haired beauty of limited intelligence dumbˈ-cane noun A tropical American araceous plant (Dieffenbachia seguine) whose juice contains crystals of calcium oxalate which cause swelling of the tongue dumbˈ-cluck noun A fool (orig US; same as cluck) dumbfoundˈ or dumfoundˈ transitive verb
dumbfoundˈer or dumfoundˈer transitive verb To dumbfound dumbing-down see dumb down below. dumb piano noun A soundless keyboard for piano practice dumbˈshow noun
dumbˈstruck adjective Silent with astonishment dumb terminal noun (computing) An input or output terminal that has no independent processing capability dumb waiter noun
dumb down (usu derogatory) To present information in a less sophisticated form in order to appeal to a larger number of people (dumbˈing-downˈ noun) strike dumb To silence with astonishment |
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