dumber; dumbest
dumber; dumbest
Learner's definition of DUMB
1 informal
a : not showing or having good judgment or intelligence : stupid or foolish愚蠢的;笨的 -
I'm not dumb enough to believe that.我还不至于蠢到相信那件事。
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It was a dumb idea in the first place.那根本就是个馊主意。
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He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face.他只是站在那儿咧着嘴傻笑。
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This is one of the dumbest TV shows I've ever seen.这是我看过的最烂的电视节目之一。
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She played/acted dumb [=pretended to know or understand less than she really did] so we would assign her the easier tasks.她故意装傻充愣,好让我们给她分配轻松点的活儿。
b : not requiring or resulting from intelligence不需要聪明才智的;靠聪明才智的 2
a : not able to speak especially after being shocked or surprised目瞪口呆的;瞠目结舌的 — see also dumbstruck b old-fashioned + often offensive : not having the ability to speak哑巴的
— dumbness
noun, informal [noncount] 2 dumb /ˈdʌm/ verb
dumbs; dumbed; dumbing
dumbs; dumbed; dumbing
Learner's definition of DUMB
dumb down
[phrasal verb] 1 dumb down (something) or dumb (something) down usually disapproving
: to make (something) easier to understand使…易于理解;降低…难度 2
: to make (a group of people) less intelligent or educated使(一群人)变得低能
— dumbing down
noun [noncount]