1.<冒犯>(unable to speak)哑的;不能说话的
She's deaf and dumb.她又聋又哑。
2.(not endowed with speech)+ animal不能说话的;无说话能力的
You should be kind to dumb animals.你们应该善待不通人言的动物。
3.<尤美,非正式>(dim-witted)+ person呆笨的;愚钝的
I've met a lot of really dumb people.我遇到过很多非常愚笨的人。
It's the media that's dumb.蠢的是媒体。
The questions were set up to make her look dumb.这些问题是设计好的, 就是想让她露出蠢相。
4.<尤美,非正式>(stupid)+ idea愚蠢的
I came up with this dumb idea.我想出了这个蠢主意。
It was a dumb thing to say.说这话很蠢。
She asks a lot of dumb questions.她问了很多蠢问题。
5.dumb with sth
(dumbstruck)由于…说不出话的
I was dumb with shyness and awe.我又羞又怕, 话都说不出来了。
Everyone seemed dumb with terror.每个人似乎都吓得说不出话来。
6.(silent)无声的;无言的
He stared at her in dumb admiration.他用爱慕的眼神一言不发地注视着她。
an expression of dumb recognition暗自认可的表情
7.【军】(not guided)+ bomb, projectile无制导的;自由下落的