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  • Derivatives : n  deafness ; adv  deafly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

deaf [dεf]
  1. 1. adjective (totally) 聋的
  2. 2. adjective (partially) 耳背
  3. 3. adjective deaf to sth 不听某事
  4. 4. n pl the deaf 耳聋者
    to turn a deaf ear to sth
    对某事充耳不闻

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

deaf [def]
  1. 1. adjective 聋的,无听力的
    Only a rare occasional meeting was conducted by a deaf person.
    只有极少的会议是由一个聋人主持的。
  2. 2. adjective 不肯听的,不愿接受
    The owners turned a deaf ear to such an expensive demand.
    所有者如此昂贵需求充耳不闻
  3. 3. n.[c] 聋人,(耳朵)失聪者
    The deaf were hoping for a breakthrough in science that could allow them to hear.
    耳聋人们希望科学有所突破使他们能够听到
    Many of the deaf use sign language.
    许多聋人使用手语
  4. 4. vt. 使耳聋
    The noise from the train wreck made me go deaf.
    火车报废时发出的噪音把我震聋了。

Collins English-English Dictionary

deaf [dεf]
  1. 1. adj partially or totally unable to hear
  2. 2. adj (as collective noun; preceded by the)
    the deaf
  3. 3. adj See also tone-deaf
  4. 4. adj refusing to heed
    deaf to the cries of the hungry
  5. 5. adj [Etymology] Old English deaf; related to Old Norse daufr

Examples

If your advice falls on deaf ears, people will ignore it.
如果你的意见没有被听取,就是说它被人们忽略了。
His speech is full of common sense logic, yet it will fall on deaf ears.
他的演讲富有常识性和逻辑性,但不会有人听的。
partially sighted/deaf
半盲/聋
Umpteen times I gave up when people turned a deaf ear to their wrongs.
许多次我心灰意冷因人们屡劝不听。
If l wasn't tone-deaf, l'd have a very good voice.
如果不是因为跑调,我唱歌还是不错的。
The noise from the train wreck made me go deaf.
火车报废时发出的噪音把我震聋了。

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