dumb /dʌm/ CET4 TEM4 ( dumbing, dumbed, dumber, dumbs, dumbest )

• 1. 

  ADJ Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak. 哑的

  例：

  ...a young deaf and dumb man.

  …一名年轻的聋哑人。

• 2. 

  ADJ If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised. 说不出话的 [文学性] [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  We were all struck dumb for a minute.

  我们一时个个都哑口无言。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish. 蠢的 [非正式]

  例：

  The questions were set up to make her look dumb.

  这些问题是安排好让她显得蠢的。

• 4. 

  ADJ If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying. 愚蠢而恼人的 [美国英语] [非正式]

  例：

  I came up with this dumb idea.

  我想出了这个愚蠢而恼人的主意。