deaf

deaf

英 [def]
　　美 [dɛf]

adj. 聾的

adj.(形容詞)deaf作“聾的”解時可用作定語和表語，作“不願聽；不去註意”解時常用作表語。deaf前加定冠詞可作名詞使用，表示一類人。表示哪隻耳朵聾，deaf後接介詞in引導的短語。“聾和啞”說deaf and dumb；“聾啞人”說deaf-mute或deaf mute。

中文詞源：

deaf 聾的

來自PIE*dheubh, 混亂，模糊，詞源同dumb, dull.引申義聾的。

例句：

1. I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears.
我希望我們的呼籲不會沒人理睬。

2. He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.
他對美國提出的行動要求完全不理不睬。

3. I'm quite deaf — you'll have to speak up.
我耳背——你得大聲說。

4. The provincial assembly were deaf to all pleas for financial help.
省議會對所有的經濟救助請求都充耳不聞。

5. Many deaf people have feelings of isolation and loneliness.
很多失聰者都有孤獨無助的感覺。