dumb, mute, speechless
dumb一般指根本没有说话能力,常指动物; mute 强调为某种原因而沉默; speechless 指哑口无言的。
dumb，mute
这两个形容词均有“哑的，不能说话的”之意。
dumb可与mute换用，但dumb指原本没有说话能力或失去了说话能力。
mute多指因后天疾病而引起的聋哑，有时也指因故不说话。
- 词义辨析
- 双语例句
1、
The trouble with these students was not that they were dumb, or lacking in basic aptitudes.
与这些学生相伴的困难不是他们不会说话, 或者缺乏基本能力.
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2、
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.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
3、
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。
——柯林斯例句
4、
He is handsome, but a dumb cluck.
他很英俊, 却是个傻瓜.
——《简明英汉词典》
5、
The questions were set up to make her look dumb.
问题这么设计，就是为了让她出丑。
——柯林斯例句
6、
Speak! Stop playing dumb.
你说 呀 !装什么哑巴?
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
7、
Dumb folks get no lands.
口懒说,无所获.
——期刊摘选
8、
He is dumb on the subject.
他对这个问题表示沉默.
——《简明英汉词典》
9、
She was born deaf and dumb .
她天生又聋又哑。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
10、
He is dumb in the face of the fact.
他在事实面前哑口无言.
——期刊摘选
11、
Never inflict useless pain on dumb animals.
切勿给不会说话的动物施加无谓的痛苦.
——《简明英汉词典》
12、
He who teaches the deaf and dumb must be armed with patience.
教聋哑学生的人必须有耐心.
——期刊摘选
13、
I came up with this dumb idea.
我想出了这个馊主意。
——柯林斯例句
14、
She was dumb with surprise.
她因吃惊而说不出话来.
——期刊摘选
15、
She is very kind to the dumb children.
她对哑童非常好.
——《简明英汉词典》
16、
But once again, the dumb head is the experimenter, not the subject.
但又一次, 愚蠢的是实验者, 而非实验对象.
——期刊摘选
17、
She didn't want to be typecast as a dumb blonde.
她不想总是演傻乎乎的金发女郎一类的角色。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
18、
It was dumb of you to say that.
你说这种话太愚蠢了.
——《简明英汉词典》
19、
Pronounce your words clearly. In the word " dumb ", you don't pronounce the " B "
字音要发清楚. 在 “ dumb ” 这个字中, “ B ” 不发音.
——期刊摘选
20、
We do not wish her to grow up dumb like the average doll.
我们不希望她变得像木偶一样头脑简单.
——《简明英汉词典》
21、
I've met a lot of dumb people.
我遇到过很多笨蛋。
——柯林斯例句
22、
They remained dumb at the meeting.
他们在会上保持沉默.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
23、
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。
——柯林斯例句
24、
He has been dumb from birth.
他生来就哑.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
25、
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。
——柯林斯例句
26、
As the words slipped off my tongue, they sounded dumb.
当话语在舌尖滑出, 听起来似乎口齿不清.
——期刊摘选
27、
It's the media that's dumb.
让人恼火的是媒体。
——柯林斯例句
28、
It is our more or less dumb sense of what life honestly and deeply means.
这是我们对人生真谛的一种多少有些说不出来的感悟.
——辞典例句
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