deaf

• 形容人听不见声音或听力严重受损。也可指对声音没有反应、不愿听取意见。

Describes a person who is unable to hear or has severe hearing loss.

1. Unable to hearA2formal

   Having partial or complete loss of hearing.

   聋

   • She has been deaf since birth.
   • The school provides special programs for deaf students.
   • He became deaf after a severe ear infection.

   同义词hard-of-hearinghearing-impairedprofoundly deafstone-deafunhearing

   反义词hearing

2. Unwilling to listenB2formal

   Refusing to pay attention to something or someone.

   充耳不闻

   • He was deaf to all their pleas for help.
   • The government remained deaf to the protesters' demands.
   • She turned a deaf ear to his excuses.

   同义词blindheedlessinattentiveindifferentinsensibleobliviousunmindfulunmovedunpersuadedunresponsive

   反义词attentivelisteningreceptiveresponsive

• 名词，指有严重听力障碍的人，常作集体名词使用，统称听不见或听力严重受损的人群。

A noun referring to people who have severe hearing impairments, often used collectively to describe individuals who are unable to hear or have significant hearing loss.

不可数

1. People with hearing lossA2formal

   Individuals who have a significant or complete inability to hear.

   聋人

   • The deaf often use sign language to communicate.
   • Many deaf people are active in the arts community.
   • The school provides special resources for the deaf.

   同义词hearing-impaired

• 动词，指使某人暂时或永久失去听觉，或指用巨大噪音震得人听不见其他声音。

A verb meaning to make someone unable to hear, either temporarily or permanently, or to overwhelm with noise.

1. Make or render deafB2formal

   To cause someone to become unable to hear, either temporarily or permanently.

   使耳聋

   • The explosion deafened him for several hours.
   • Loud music can deafen you if you listen to it for too long.
   • The constant noise from the factory deafened the workers over time.

   同义词deafen