| 单词 | dumb |
| 释义 | dumb adj. 1. a (of a person) unable to speak, usu. because of a congenital defect or deafness. b (of an animal) naturally unable to speak (our dumb friends). 2. silenced by surprise, shyness, etc. (struck dumb by this revelation). 3. taciturn or reticent, esp. insultingly (dumb insolence). 4. (of an action etc.) performed without speech. 5. (often in comb.) giving no sound; without voice or some other property normally belonging to things of the name (a dumb piano). 6. colloq. esp. US stupid; ignorant. 7. (usu. of a class, population, etc.) having no voice in government; inarticulate (the dumb masses). 8. (of a computer terminal etc.) able only to transmit data to or receive data from a computer; not programmable (opp. INTELLIGENT). Phrases and idioms dumb animals animals, esp. as objects of pity. dumb-bell 1. a short bar with a weight at each end, used for exercise, muscle-building, etc. 2. sl. a stupid person, esp. a woman. dumb blonde a pretty but stupid blonde woman. dumb cluck sl. a stupid person. dumb crambo see CRAMBO. dumb-iron the curved side-piece of a motor-vehicle chassis, joining it to the front springs. dumb piano Mus. a silent or dummy keyboard. dumb show 1. significant gestures or mime, used when words are inappropriate. 2. a part of a play in early drama, acted in mime. dumb waiter 1. a small lift for carrying food, plates, etc., between floors. 2. a movable table, esp. with revolving shelves, used in a dining-room. Derivatives dumbly adv. dumbness n. Etymology: OE: orig. unkn.: sense 6 f. G dumm |
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