英:[dʌmlɪ]
美:[ˈdʌmlɪ]
英:[dʌmlɪ]
美:[ˈdʌmlɪ]
词根:dumb
adj.dumb 哑的,无说话能力的;不说话的,无声音的
n.dumbness 无言,沉默
adjective
lacking intelligence : stupid
pretended to be dumb
showing a lack of intelligence a dumb look on his face
asking dumb questions
requiring no intelligence
dumb luck
lacking the human power of speech
dumb animals
dated, offensive, of a person; see usage paragraph below lacking the ability to speak : mute
temporarily unable to speak (as from shock or astonishment)
struck dumb with fear
not expressed in uttered words
dumb grief
silentalso: taciturn
they were capable of sitting for hours, dumb and unabashed, over their pipes—Ellen Glasgow
lacking some usual attribute or accompanimentespecially: having no means of self-propulsion
a dumb barge
not having the capability to process data compare intelligent sense 3a
a dumb terminal
verb
transitive verb
to make silent : deaden
would lie around, dumbed by the drugs—Norman Mailer
Adjective and Verb Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute
The first known use of dumb was before the 12th century
dummy1 of 2noun
a person who lacks or seems to lack the power of speech
a stupid person
an imitation used as a substitute for something: as
mannequin sense 2
a large puppet usually having movable features (as mouth and arms) controlled by a ventriloquist
the bridge hand of the partner of the player who wins the bid that is placed face up and played by the bid winner
a bridge player whose hand is a dummy
dummy2 of 2adjective
having the appearance of being real but lacking ability to function
dummy hinges for ornament
existing in name only : fictitious
a dummy corporation
dummy1 of 2noun
a person who lacks or seems to lack the power of speech
a stupid person
an imitation used as a substitute for something: as
mannequin sense 2
a large puppet usually having movable features (as mouth and arms) controlled by a ventriloquist
the bridge hand of the partner of the player who wins the bid that is placed face up and played by the bid winner
a bridge player whose hand is a dummy
dummy2 of 2adjective
having the appearance of being real but lacking ability to function
dummy hinges for ornament
existing in name only : fictitious
a dummy corporation
dummy1 of 2noun
a person who lacks or seems to lack the power of speech
a stupid person
an imitation used as a substitute for something: as
mannequin sense 2
a large puppet usually having movable features (as mouth and arms) controlled by a ventriloquist
the bridge hand of the partner of the player who wins the bid that is placed face up and played by the bid winner
a bridge player whose hand is a dummy
dummy2 of 2adjective
having the appearance of being real but lacking ability to function
dummy hinges for ornament
existing in name only : fictitious
a dummy corporation
dumbfoundverb
to cause to become speechless with astonishment : amaze
dumbwaiternoun
a small elevator for carrying food or goods from one story to another
dumbadjective
lacking the human power of speech
dumb animals
of a person, offensive lacking the ability to speak—used especially in the past
not willing to speak
stupid sense 1a, unthinking
dumbadjective
lacking the human power of speech
dumb animals
of a person, offensive lacking the ability to speak—used especially in the past
not willing to speak
stupid sense 1a, unthinking
1 He passed a group of big, gaunt, slope-faced horses walking dumbly in a line along the shoulder—Indian horses, the agent guessed instinctively—and after that he crossed the Rio Colorado into Dona Luz.
2 It was dumb luck that we found this place at all.
3 His success is just a matter of dumb luck.
4 “Now they’re getting smart. They are waking up. They are gaining the ability not just to dumbly record what we do but to make judgments about it.”
5 They adored her dumbly and uncritically, because her character was stronger than theirs.
6 “She says the curse is lifted,” he said dumbly.
7 He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face.
8 As I gingerly stepped toward him the shuffling mass of black cowhide between us parted, and there stood 534 and I, staring dumbly at each other.
9 When the skier fell, they slowed to a near standstill, so it was a little surprising when, dumbly staring at them and grinning, I was thrown off balance by their slow-moving and seemingly innocent wake.
10 And all of it thanks to mango lovers, tolerant homeowners and dumb luck.
11 Lord Dumbly was a great gun some fifty years ago.
约50年前邓布列勋爵是个大人物.
12 She was dumbly dismayed at the news.
听见那消息她惊愕得发呆了.
13 He looked at it dumbly for a moment before he got the idea that she wanted to shake him by the hand.
14 Some Dumb American, for giving me the opportunity — and for demonstrating what doing it badly looks like.
15 When I just stood there, dumbly watching her, she lost her smile and said, “I presume you’ve heard I’m sick.”
16 For Christians, this figure points irresistibly to Jesus Christ, dumbly facing down his accusers, and all but confirms him as the Messiah, the chosen one of God.
17 M3GAN kills people, but our gal is not about to dumb herself down for Ken.
18 There is only Bill, staring dumbly at his laptop, with no crucial proclamation forthcoming.
19 Sitting up and facing each other with adult hands hovering inches behind our backs, we stare, dumbly, sweetly.
20 Here are the top five dumb things Louisville drivers do.