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释义

• 形容词: 耳聋的，听不见的。例如: “She is deaf and communicates through sign language.”
• 副词: 完全地，彻底地（常用于否定句，表示忽视或不理会）。例如: “I asked him to be quiet, but he was deaf to my request.”

短语

• “deafening silence” 指非常寂静，静得让人感到不舒服。
• “deaf to one’s advice” 表示不听从某人的建议。

例句

• 形容词: “John was born deaf, so he learned to communicate with his hands.”
• 副词: “She was so absorbed in her book that she was deaf to the sound of the doorbell.”

同义词

• hard of hearing
• unable to hear
• non-hearing
• hearing-impaired