dumb
音标发音
- 英式音标 [dʌm]
- 美式音标 [dʌm]
- 国际音标 [dʌm]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.哑的；愚蠢的；不能说话的
- vt.使沉默
词源解说
- 直接源自古英语的dumb，意为沉默，不能说话。
词根记忆
- “当”→羞愧难当，哑口无言→哑的
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- dumbly：默默地；无言地。
- n性质的同根词
- dumbness：无言，沉默。
用法辨析
- dumb作“哑的”解时无比较等级。
adj. (形容词)
英汉例句
- She is very kind to the dumb children.
她对哑童非常好。 - He was dumb.
他是哑的。 - He is dumb on the subject.
他对这个问题表示沉默。 - It was dumb of you to say that.
你说这种话太愚蠢了。 - The terrible news struck us all dumb.
可怕的消息吓得我们目瞪口呆。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ～+ n.
用作表语: S+be+～
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
It is/was+～+of sb+to- v
用作宾语补足语: S+V+O+～
词组短语
- dumb mistake 愚蠢的错误
- dumb show 哑剧
- dumb from 从…就哑
- dumb on 保持沉默
- dumb with 发不出声来
- Dumb Witness 无言的证人;哑证人;沉默的证人
- dumb antenna 失奠线;解谐天线;失谐天线
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词
～+介词
短语
英英字典
- (SILENT) permanently or temporarily unable to speak
- (STUPID) stupid
- Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.
- If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised.
- If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.
- If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying.
剑桥英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 非智能的，无处理信息能力的，哑的[参较 intelligent]
- 哑的
- 基本型
- (船)非自航的