1ADJ-GRADED 聋的;失聪的 Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well. 聋的;失聪的
She is now profoundly deaf.
她现在已经严重失聪了。
SYN hard of hearing, without hearing, stone deaf, deaf as a post [informal]
The deaf are people who are deaf.
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。
deafness
Because of her deafness she was hard to make conversation with.
因为她的耳聋,别人很难与她交谈。
2ADJ 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. 对…充耳不闻的;不愿听…的 [disapproval]
The provincial assembly were deaf to all pleas for financial help. [+ to]
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be聾▸➤be born天生耳聾◇Their child was born deaf.他們的孩子天生耳聾。➤become, go失聰◇He eventually went deaf.他最終失去了聽力。➤remain一直耳聾◇She remained deaf until she died.直到去世她一直沒有恢復聽力。➤leave sb, make sb使某人耳聾◇Standing next to the machine all day left her deaf in one ear.整日站在機器旁邊使她一隻耳朵失聰。ADVERB➤completely, profoundly (technical術語) , stone, totally完全沒有聽力;全聾◇Many of these children are profoundly deaf.這些孩子中有許多是全聾。◇It's no good shouting-he's stone deaf.大喊也沒用 - 他什麼也聽不見。➤legally (NAmE) 法律認定耳聾▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/有些耳背◇She spoke loudly because her mother was a little deaf.她說話很大聲,因為她母親有點兒耳背。➤partially部份耳聾▸➤nearly近乎耳聾PREPOSITION➤to (figurative) 對⋯充耳不聞◇The committee remained deaf to our suggestions.委員會對我們的建議充耳不聞。PHRASES➤deaf in one ear一隻耳朵聾