dumb
/dʌm/
adj
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
哑的,不能说话的;愚蠢的
释义与例句
adj
哑的,不能说话的;愚蠢的
unable to speak; (informal) stupid or silly
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The child was born deaf and dumb.
那个孩子天生聋哑。
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She was struck dumb by the shocking news.
她被这条令人震惊的消息吓得说不出话来。
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That was a really dumb thing to say in front of everyone.
在众人面前说那种话真是太蠢了。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
发音近 "当",哑了只能发 "当" 的声音
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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dumbfound 使目瞪口呆dumb + found,表示使人哑然失声
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dumbly 默默地,无言地dumb 的副词形式
同义词
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stupid 愚蠢的stupid 是常用词;dumb 口语化,还有‘哑’的本义。It was stupid of him to forget his passport. 他居然忘了护照,真蠢。
反义词
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clever 聪明的clever 表示聪明伶俐,与 dumb 的‘愚蠢’义相对。She is a clever student who learns quickly. 她是个聪明的学生,学东西很快。
常见搭配
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dumbfounded 目瞪口呆的I was dumbfounded by the announcement. 这个公告让我目瞪口呆。
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dumb luck 纯粹的运气Passing the exam was just dumb luck. 通过考试纯粹是运气好。