词汇精选:dumb的用法和辨析
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。