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deaf-and-dumb

/def-uhn-duhm/US // ˈdɛf ənˈdʌm //UK // offensive //

聋哑人,聋哑人士,聋哑,聋哑人的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Offensive.

    • : deaf-mute.

Examples

  • As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

  • As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

  • Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.

  • However, not all awful, astoundingly dumb political memes are created equal.

  • Later that night, that same black-and-red banner would be seen again—in the column of marchers chanting for dead cops.

  • The sound of my step shall make your heart jump; a look from me shall make you dumb for an hour.

  • She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.

  • Her female friend immediately said, "Well, I have been talking away to this dumb man."

  • No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.

  • Sometimes dumb-bells, compact sheaves of fine needles, and irregular rhizome forms are seen (Fig. 40).