deaf

adj.

1. 聋的
   unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well
   1. to become/go deaf
      变聋
   2. She was born deaf.
      她天生耳聋。
2. 耳聋的人；聋子
   people who cannot hear
   1. television subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
      为耳聋和耳背者做的电视字幕
3. 不愿听；不去注意
   not willing to listen or pay attention to sth
   1. He was deaf to my requests for help.
      他对我的求助充耳不闻。

1. ADJ-GRADED 聋的;失聪的
   Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.
   1. She is now profoundly deaf.
      她现在已经严重失聪了。
   2. The deaf are people who are deaf.
      
   3. Many regular TV programs are captioned for the deaf.
      许多常规的电视节目都为耳聋者配了字幕。
2. ADJ 对…充耳不闻的;不愿听…的
   If you say that someone is deaf to people's requests, arguments, or criticisms, you are criticizing them because they refuse to pay attention to them.
   1. The provincial assembly were deaf to all pleas for financial help.
      省议会对所有的经济救助请求都充耳不闻。
3. to fall on deaf ears → see: ear

1. Many other countries have turned a deaf ear to their cries for help.
   很多其他国家对他们的求助置若罔闻。
2. She is now profoundly deaf.
   她现在已经严重失聪了。
3. The provincial assembly were deaf to all pleas for financial help.
   省议会对所有的经济救助请求都充耳不闻。
4. I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears
   我希望我们的呼吁不会没人理睬。
5. He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.
   他对美国提出的行动要求完全不理不睬。
6. Many deaf people have feelings of isolation and loneliness
   很多失聪者都有孤独无助的感觉。
7. Lisa is deaf in one ear and partially blind.
   莉萨一只耳朵失聪，而且部分失明。
8. The primitive surgery of those days left him virtually deaf in one ear
   那时候简陋的外科手术让他一只耳朵几乎失聪。
9. I'm keen on providing signers for deaf people and readers for the blind.
   我热心于为聋哑人提供手语员，为盲人提供朗读员。
10. The two deaf actors converse solely in signing.
    两名聋哑演员独自用手语交谈。
11. I'm quite deaf — you'll have to speak up.
    我耳背——你得大声说。
12. The computer has simplified the difficult task of teaching reading to the deaf.
    电脑简化了教聋人阅读这一艰巨的工作。
13. The proposal fell upon deaf ears.
    这个倡议没人理睬。
14. The partly deaf man inclined forward to hear the conversation more clearly.
    那个耳背的人向前倾斜着身子，以便听清谈话。
15. I didn't expect him to turn a deaf ear to his comrades 'criticism.
    我没料想到他对同志们的批评竟充耳不闻。
16. He turned a deaf ear to criticism.
    他对批评听不进去。
17. He closed his ears to anything said by his teachers.; He turned a deaf ear to his teachers 'words.
    他听不进老师的话。
18. He always turns a deaf ear to other people's criticism.
    他对别人对他的批评总是听而不闻。
19. He turned a deaf ear to the instruction given by his teacher.
    他对老师的教导塞耳不闻。
20. The suggestion of his fell upon deaf ears.
    他的这项建议没有人理睬。
21. He is deaf to your earnest advice.
    他听不进你的忠言。
22. He is slightly deaf.
    他稍微有点耳背。
23. The man proved to be deaf as well as dim-witted, for his mumbled answers were quite irrelevant.
    那老僧既聋且昏，又齿落舌钝，所答非所问。
24. Men are awake enough to their own interests, who turn a deaf ear to their friends 'distress.
    对朋友的痛苦置若罔闻的人，对个人的利益非常注意。
25. He is deaf of [ in] one ear.
    他聋了一只耳朵。
26. He is as deaf as a post [ stone, door-post, door-nail, an adder].
    他完全聋了。
27. If you turn a deaf ear to the masses 'criticism, sooner or later you will have to pay for it.
    听不进群众意见，早晚要吃苦头的。
28. The words were earnest but they fell on deaf ears.
    言者谆谆，听者藐藐。
29. He's deaf and dumb.
    他又聋又哑。
30. She is deaf in both her ears.
    她的双耳都聋了。

adj.

(as) deaf as a post

• 全聋；聋得什么也听不见
  very deaf

fall on deaf ears

• 不被理睬；不被注意；被置若罔闻
  to be ignored or not noticed by other people
  1. Her advice fell on deaf ears.
     她的忠告没有受到重视。

turn a deaf ear (to sb/sth)

• （对…）置之不理，充耳不闻
  to ignore or refuse to listen to sb/sth
  1. He turned a deaf ear to the rumours.
     他对这些谣言置若罔闻。

noun

1. people who have severe hearing impairments
   1. many of the deaf use sign language

verb

1. make or render deaf
   1. a deafening noise

   Synonym:    deafen

adj

1. lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part