1ADJ-GRADED 聾的;失聰的 Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well. 聾的;失聰的
She is now profoundly deaf.
她現在已經嚴重失聰了。
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.
許多常規的電視節目都爲耳聾者配了字幕。
deafness
Because of her deafness she was hard to make conversation with.
因爲她的耳聾,别人很難與她交談。
2ADJ 對…充耳不聞的;不願聽…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. 對…充耳不聞的;不願聽…的 [disapproval]
The provincial assembly were deaf to all pleas for financial help. [+ to]