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deaf
deaf / dZf ; def /adjective
1. physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well耳聋的,失聪的;
hearing impaired:
communication between deaf and hearing people失聪者和有正常听力者之间的交流
I think Mum's going a bit deaf .我觉得妈妈有点耳聋了。
She's deaf and dumb (=unable to hear or speak) and communicates using sign language.她又聋又哑,靠打手语来交流。
Tom was born profoundly deaf (=completely deaf) .汤姆出生时完全耳聋。
stone deaf / deaf as a post informal ( = completely deaf )完全耳聋的
HARD OF HEARING,TONE-DEAF
2. the deaf pl.people who are deaf耳聋的人:
a school for the deaf聋人学校
3. be deaf to sth literaryto be unwilling to hear or listen to something不愿听某事,不肯听取某事:
She was deaf to his pleas.她对他的恳求充耳不闻。
4. turn a deaf ear (to sth) to be unwilling to listen to what someone is saying or asking(对某事)充耳不闻(置若罔闻):
The factory owners turned a deaf ear to the demands of the workers.工厂主对工人们提出的要求置若罔闻。
5. fall on deaf ears if advice or a warning falls on deaf ears, everyone ignores it〔建议、警告〕遭人忽视; 不被理睬
deafness noun U

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