deaf
名词
片语 deaf 名词
- the deaf
This refers to people who have a hearing impairment, typically those who cannot hear or have severely impaired hearing.
聋人
• To ensure all students can participate, the school provides extra support for the deaf.
为了确保所有学生都能参与，学校为听障人士提供了额外的支持。
形容词
定义 deaf 形容词
- B1
Unable to hear, either completely or partially.
听不见的；失聪的
He has been completely/partially deaf since he was born.
他从出生以来就完全/部分失聪。
Many workers in the factory have hearing impairments due to long-term noise exposure.
工厂里许多工人由于长期暴露在噪音中而听力受损。
She has to use sign language to communicate with her deaf grandmother.
她必须用手语与她失聪的祖母沟通。
- disapproving(贬义)
Unwilling to listen.
不愿听的；充耳不闻的
The government remained deaf to all warnings regarding environmental damage.
政府对所有关于环境破坏的警告充耳不闻。
Despite numerous protests, the company was deaf to the community's concerns.
尽管有多次抗议，公司对社区的关切充耳不闻。
He was deaf to my advice, and ended up making the wrong decision.
他对我的建议充耳不闻，最终做出了错误的决定。
成语
- There's none so deaf as those who will not hear
This idiom is used to describe someone who deliberately ignores advice or refuses to believe what they are told.
表示故意不听劝告或不愿相信者。
• I tried to warn him about the dangers of the plan, but he wouldn't listen; there's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
我试图警告他这个计划的危险，但他不听；没有比那些不愿听的人更聋的人了。
- (as) deaf as a post
Completely unable to hear anything; totally lacking the ability to hear.
完全听不见
• Despite my loud shouting, he was as deaf as a post.
尽管我大声喊叫，他还是像木头一样听不见。
- there's none so deaf as those who will not hear
This idiom describes someone who deliberately ignores advice or refuses to believe what they are told.
明知故同，装聾不听
• I tried to explain the problem to him, but he wouldn't listen; it's like there's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
我试着向他解释这个问题，但他不愿意听；这就像那些不愿意听的人是最聋的。