一、详细释义：


adj.

哑的，不能说话的


例句：

The trees come up to my window like the yearning voice of the dumb earth.

绿树长到了我的窗前，仿佛是喑哑的大地发出的渴望的声音。


例句：

He is afraid to tell them the unpalatable truths that he is a dumb dog.

他不敢把令人不快的真情告诉他们，他是条哑巴狗。


沉默寡言的；（因吃惊等）说不出话的


例句：

Animal rabies can be classified as furious or dumb.

动物狂犬病可分为狂暴的和沉默的二类。


例句：

He had not a peg to hang on and got dumb for some time.

他一点借口也找不出来，楞在那儿好一会儿说不出话来。


愚笨的；愚蠢的


例句：

No animal of the horoscope is considered dumb or ugly or evil.

天宫图上的动物没有一种被认为是愚笨的或丑陋的或邪恶的。


例句：

It was dumb of him to say yes.

他说“是”是很愚蠢的。


二、词义辨析：


dumb,mute

这两个形容词均有“哑的，不能说话的”之意。 dumb可与mute换用，但dumb指根本没有说话能力或失去了说话能力。 mute多指因后天疾病而引起的聋哑，有时也指因故不说话。


三、相关短语：


strike dumb

使瞠目结舌


dumb show

n. 默剧, 哑剧,手势


四、参考例句：


Dumb dogs are dangerous.

不叫的狗最危险。


Dumb down your communication style.

简化你的沟通风格


Mary was struck dumb with terror.

玛丽吓得呆住了。


She is as dumb as an oyster.

她守口如瓶。


The dumb show was a scream.

那出哑剧真是滑稽有趣。


Don't play dumb with me.

别给我装傻。


It was almost a dumb procession.

几乎像是一队哑巴。


Cute becomes dumb in an instant.

可爱和傻气只有一步之遥。


He was struck dumb with horror.

他被吓得说不出话。


She is very kind to the dumb children.

她对哑童非常好。