Dumb

[dʌm]

解釋/意思:

(adj.) unable to speak because of hereditary deafness .

(adj.) lacking the power of human speech; 'dumb animals' .

錄入:罗宾逊--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.

(a.) Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not accompanied by words; as, dumb show.

(a.) Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color.

(v. t.) To put to silence.

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同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. Unable to speak, incapable of speech.[2]. Mute, speechless, silent, taciturn, mum.

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同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Inarticulate, mute, silent, still

ANT:Clatter, tumult, uproar

校對:蒂米

解釋/意思:

adj. without the power of speech: silent: soundless.—v.t. (Shak.) to render dumb.—n.pl. Dumb′-bells double-headed weights swung in the hands for the purpose of developing the arms muscles of the chest &c.—n. Dumb′-cane a plant of the order Arace aberrant in its almost arborescent character but agreeing with them in its acridity which is in none of them more highly developed.—adv. Dumb′ly in silence: mutely.—ns. Dumb′ness; Dumb′-show gesture without words: pantomime; Dumb′-wait′er a movable platform used for conveying food dishes &c. at meals: a stand with revolving top for holding dessert &c.—vs.t. Dumfound′ -er to strike dumb: to confuse greatly: to astonish.—ns. Dum′merer a dumb person esp. a rogue who feigns dumbness; Dum′miness; Dum′my one who is dumb: a mere tool of another man of straw: a sham package in a shop: the fourth or exposed band when three persons play at whist.—Strike dumb to silence with astonishment.

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