dumb, mute

形容詞 dumb:

1. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
   同義詞：dense, dim, dull, obtuse, slow
2. unable to speak temporarily
   同義詞：speechless
3. lacking the power of human speech
4. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
   同義詞：mute, silent

1. No animal of the horoscope is considered dumb or ugly or evil.
   天宮圖上的動(dòng)物沒有一種被認(rèn)為是愚笨的或丑陋的或邪惡的。
2. Dumb dogs are dangerous.
   [諺]啞巴狗最危險(xiǎn)。
3. He was struck dumb by her sharp question.
   他被她那尖銳的問題弄得啞口無言。
4. The man is as dumb as an oyster.
   那人極少說話。
5. We were struck dumb with horror and grief.
   驚恐和憂傷使我們啞口無言。

dumb

adj.（形容詞）
dumb.er,dumb.est

Lacking the power of speech. Used of animals and inanimate objects.
啞的：缺乏說話能力的。指有生命或無生命的物體
Offensive Incapable of using speech; mute. Used of human beings.
【無禮用語】 啞的，無言的：不能說話的；沉默的。指人
Temporarily speechless, as with shock or fear:
說不出話的：暫時(shí)說不出話的，如因?yàn)檎痼@或恐懼：
例句：
I was dumb with disbelief.
我難以置信，一時(shí)說不上話來

Unwilling to speak; taciturn.
不愿說話的；寡言的
Not expressed or articulated in sounds or words:
沒有用言辭、聲音表達(dá)的：
例句：
dumb resentment.
無聲的憎恨

Nautical Not self-propelling.
【航?！?/i> 非自航的
Conspicuously unintelligent; stupid:
十分不明智的；愚蠢的：
例句：
dumb officials; a dumb decision.
愚鈍的官員們；愚蠢的決定

Unintentional; haphazard:
無意的；偶然的：
例句：
dumb luck.
偶然的運(yùn)氣

Computer Science Incapable of processing data:
【計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)】 啞的，不智能的，被動(dòng)的：不能處理數(shù)據(jù)的：
例句：
a dumb terminal.
不智能的終端設(shè)備

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
dumbed,dumb.ing,dumbs
To make silent or dumb.
使沉默或變啞

<常用詞組>dumb down 或
dumb up 【俚語】
To rewrite for a less intelligent audience.
為理解力較弱的觀眾重寫
來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English
源自 古英語

【引伸】
dumb.ly
adv.（副詞）
dumb.ness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>dumb,inarticulate,mute,speechlessThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .lacking the faculty of speech or the power to speak.:
這一組形容詞共有的主要意義為.缺乏說話的能力或力量.
例句：
dumb with fear;
害怕得說不出話；

例句：
inarticulate with rage;
憤怒得說不出話；

例句：
mute with astonishment;
驚訝得說不出話；

例句：
speechless with horror. See also Synonyms at stupid
嚇得說不出話 參見同義詞 stupid