Learner's definition of DEAF
[more deaf; most deaf]
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: not able to hear聋的 -
He has been deaf since birth.他天生耳聋。
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a deaf child耳聋的孩子
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She's completely/partially deaf in her right ear.她的右耳完全/有点聋。
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a disease that caused her to go deaf [=become unable to hear]致使她变聋的疾病
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He's going a little deaf so you'll have to speak up.他有点聋,所以你得大声一点说话。
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(informal) My grandmother's a sweet old lady, but she's as deaf as a post. [=she's very deaf]我的祖母是一位和蔼的老太太,但她已经聋得很厉害了。
— see also tone-deaf 2
: not willing to listen to or consider something不愿听的;充耳不闻的—
usually + to
fall on deaf ears
— see 1ear
the deaf
: deaf people : people who are not able to hear聋人
turn a deaf ear
— see 1ear
— deafness
noun [noncount]