dumb

adj.

1. 哑的；不能说话的
   unable to speak
   1. She was born deaf and dumb .
      她天生又聋又哑。
2. 一时说不出话的；不肯开口的
   temporarily not speaking or refusing to speak
   1. We were all struck dumb with amazement.
      我们都惊讶得说不出话来。
   2. We sat there in dumb silence.
      我们坐在那里，默然无语。
3. 愚蠢的；傻的；笨的
   stupid
   1. That was a pretty dumb thing to do.
      做那样的事太愚蠢了。
   2. If the police question you, act dumb (= pretend you do not know anything) .
      如果警察盘问，你就装傻。
   3. In her early movies she played a dumb blonde .
      在她早期的电影中，她扮演傻乎乎的金发女郎。

verb

verb

1. ADJ 哑的;不能说话的
   Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.
   1. ...a young deaf and dumb man.
      年轻的聋哑男子
2. ADJ (在某种场合下因愤怒或惊讶而)说不出话的,哑口无言的
   If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised.
   1. We were all struck dumb for a minute.
      一时间我们惊讶得哑口无言。
3. ADJ-GRADED (人)愚蠢的,傻的,笨的
   If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.
   1. I've met a lot of dumb people...
      我遇到过很多笨蛋。
   2. The questions were set up to make her look dumb.
      问题这么设计，就是为了让她出丑。
4. ADJ-GRADED 愚蠢的;令人心烦的;令人恼火的
   If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying.
   1. I came up with this dumb idea...
      我想出了这个馊主意。
   2. It's the media that's dumb.
      让人恼火的是媒体。
5. ADJ 无声的;无言的;不用言语表达的
   Something that is dumb is done or expressed without words.
   1. An expression of dumb recognition wiggled across her features.
      她不语，从她脸上掠过的一丝表情可知她是认得的。

1. The snowy street, like the church, assumed a dumb, lifeless aspect.
   积雪覆盖的街道就像教堂一样，显得沉闷、毫无生气。
2. We were all struck dumb for a minute.
   一时间我们惊讶得哑口无言。
3. I've met a lot of dumb people
   我遇到过很多笨蛋。
4. The questions were set up to make her look dumb.
   问题这么设计，就是为了让她出丑。
5. I came up with this dumb idea
   我想出了这个馊主意。
6. It's the media that's dumb.
   让人恼火的是媒体。
7. An expression of dumb recognition wiggled across her features.
   她不语，从她脸上掠过的一丝表情可知她是认得的。
8. I was struck dumb by this and had to think it over for a moment
   这让我吃惊得说不出话来，我不得不仔细考虑一会儿。
9. He has been dumb from birth.
   他生来就哑。
10. No one knew of these transactions, nor was he going to mention them to anyone else. He was like the dumb man eating the bitter herb; he had to suffer in silence.
    这件事谁也不知道，他又不能对任何人提起，真是哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出。
11. It was dumb of you to say that.
    你说这种话太愚蠢了。
12. Never inflict useless pain on dumb animal.
    切勿给不会说话的动物施加无谓的痛苦。
13. Everybody was dumbfounded ( or struck dumb) by his question.
    他一问，大家都愣（住）了。
14. She is very kind to the dumb children.
    她对哑童非常好。
15. The child listened to the story with rapt attention, wide-eyed and dumb with wonder.
    孩子听故事听得入了神，傻呵呵地瞪大了两只眼睛。
16. He's deaf and dumb.
    他又聋又哑。
17. Speak up! stop playing dumb.
    你说呀！装什么哑巴？
18. But the lamb uses her thumb to bomb the crab's dumb comb and sends it to the tomb.
    但小羊用拇指投了个炸弹，炸中了蟹的哑梳子，把它送进了坟墓。
19. That I am not dumb or deaf.
    我既不聋也不哑。
20. Are you deaf? Or are you just playing dumb?
    你聋了吗？还是变哑巴了？
21. Thinking how dumb the old man and I were.
    笑我和老头是多么愚蠢。
22. Deaf people and dumb people are disabled too.
    聋人和哑人都是残疾人。
23. He is dumb like our shruti.
    他和我们的shruti一样是哑巴。
24. Hey! Are you deaf and dumb?
    哎，你是聋了还是傻了？
25. I can't believe you really sang! Dumb ass!
    不能相信你真的唱了！笨蛋！
26. Deaf, dumb or blind, baby, we will get through this.
    不管聋了，还是哑了，还是瞎了，宝贝，我们都能挺过去的。
27. I become a dumb man.
    我成为一个暗哑的人。
28. But they're all so dumb, you can't reason with them.
    但是他们全都哑了一样，你没法和他们说道理。
29. Don't play dumb, I know you ate the last piece of cake.
    别装傻了，我知道是你吃了最后一块蛋糕。
30. You're in a dumb situation with this guy by calling him a man.
    你叫他男人是在一种哑的情形中。

  dumb mute【导航词义：哑的】

  dumb adj. 〈旧〉哑的；说不出话的

〔辨析〕指因生理缺陷而不会说话的，许多人认为该词具有冒犯性，最好以speech-impaired 代替；也指因震惊、愤怒等而说不出话的。

  mute adj. 〈旧〉哑的； 〈书〉不说话的

〔辨析〕指不会说话的，也指不说话或拒绝说话的。

dumb down

dumb sth↔down

1. （为使公众更易理解而）降低…的标准，减少…的专业性教育内容
   to make sth less accurate or educational , and of worse quality, by trying to make it easier for people to understand
   1. We were all struck dumb with amazement.
      我们都惊讶得说不出话来。
   2. We sat there in dumb silence.
      我们坐在那里，默然无语。