释义 |
deaf | BrE dɛf, AmE dɛf | A. adjective ① (unable to hear) 聋的 lóng de ▸ to go deaf; 变聋 ▸ to be deaf in one ear 一只耳朵聋 ▸ as deaf as a post 聋得什么也听不到 ▸ there are none so deaf as those who will not hear proverb 拒听之人耳最不聪 ② figurative (not willing to listen) 不愿听的 bùyuàn tīng de ▸ to be deaf to sb/sth; 对某人/某事充耳不闻 ▸ to turn a deaf ear to sb/sth 对某人/某事置之不理 ▸ to fall on deaf ears «request, advice, plea» 被当成耳旁风 B. plural noun ▸ the deaf 聋子 lóngzi ▸ the deaf and hard of hearing 耳聋和耳背的人们 |