dumb
adj
verb
dʌm
adj
1
stupid
[非正式] 愚蠢的
informal
What
a
dumb
question.
多么愚蠢的问题。
a
bunch
of
dumb
kids
一帮笨孩子
‘What
is
it?’
I
asked,
playing
dumb
(=pretending
to
be
stupid)
.
“那是什么？”我装傻问道。
She’s
no
dumb
blonde
(=a
pretty
woman
with
blonde
hair
who
seems
stupid)
.
她可不是那种没有头脑的金发女郎。
2
unable
to
speak,
because
you
are
angry,
surprised,
shocked
etc
〔因愤怒、惊讶、震惊等而〕说不出话的
He
stared
at
the
burnt-out
car
in
dumb
disbelief.
他望着烧毁的汽车，吃惊得说不出话来。
She
was
struck
dumb
with
terror.
她恐惧得说不出话来。
3
old-fashioned
someone
who
is
dumb
is
not
able
to
speak
at
all.
Many
people
think
that
this
use
is
offensive
【过时】
〔人〕哑的〔许多人认为此词具有冒犯性〕;
4
dumb luck
something
good
that
happens
in
an
unexpected
way,
especially
when
it
is
not
deserved
[非正式] 纯粹是运气〔尤指不配得到〕
informal
It
was
just
dumb
luck
that
we
found
the
place
at
all.
我们发现那地方纯粹是靠运气。
5
dumb animals/creatures
used
to
talk
about
animals
when
you
want
to
emphasize
that
humans
often
treat
them
badly
and
they
cannot
protect
themselves
不会说话的动物/生物〔用于强调人们常虐待动物，而它们却无法保护自己〕
For
a
few
seconds
she
gazed
dumbly
at
him.
有几秒钟她呆呆地凝视着他。
verb
6
to
present
news
or
information
in
a
simple
and
attractive
way
without
many
details
so
that
everyone
can
understand
it
–
used
to
show
disapproval
〔为使大家能够理解而〕降低〔某物〕的标准，使〔某物〕简单化〔含贬义〕
Have
history
textbooks
been
dumbed
down
over
the
past
decade?
历史教科书在过去的十年里是否被降低了专业水准？