deaf
adj
def
adj
1
physically
unable
to
hear
anything
or
unable
to
hear
well
耳聋的，失聪的;
informal
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
2
the deaf
people
who
are
deaf
耳聋的人
plural 复数
a
school
for
the
deaf
聋人学校
3
be deaf to sth
to
be
unwilling
to
hear
or
listen
to
something
[文] 不愿听某事，不肯听取某事
literary
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