形容词哑的，无说话能力的; 不说话的，无声的; 沉默的，无言的; 口齿不清的，（在政府中）无代言人的，政治上无发言权的
形容词
1. He did a dumb thing.
他做了一件蠢事。
2. She was struck dumb with fear.
她害怕得说不出话。
3. They remained dumb at the meeting.
他们在会上保持沉默。
询问对方年龄
A：You really do look great tonight, Amber.
你今天晚上看起来很美，Amber。
B：Why, thank you. You don't look so bad yourself (laughs)
谢谢。你看起来也不错啊！(笑起来)
A：(laughing also) I appreciate that. Speaking of which, I was wondering if I am older than you, because you look so young. How old are you, anyway?
(也笑起来)非常感谢，说起这个，我在想我一定比你大因为你看起来很年轻。你多大了？
B：(hesitatingly) Oh, I'm not too old, but I'm over eighteen.
(犹豫了一下)哦，我还不算太老，但是也过了18岁了。
A：I'm sorry, maybe that was a dumb question.
对不起，可能这是个很愚蠢的问题。
B：No, it's not that. Just…well, I was just a little surprised with your question. It's a bit unusual here for people to ask about age so soon.
不，不是那么回事，只是……我真是被你的问题弄得很吃惊。在这里，这么快地问别人有多大不太常见。
A：Forgive me. I didn't mean to be impolite or rude.
请原谅我，我不是故意这么粗鲁无理的。
B：I know. Anyway, I'm 27.
我知道，不管它了，我27岁了。
A：Really. You don't look a day over 23. How do you stay so young-looking?
真的吗？你看起来还不到23岁。你是怎么保持年轻的？
B：(flattered) No special way. Just a happy-go-lucky type of person, I guess.
Amber :(高兴状)没什么特殊的方法。只是生性快乐罢了。
A：Well, it works. You really don't look your age. I'm 28, by the way.
看来行得通。你看上去真的没那么大。另外我28岁了。
B：(jokingly) Is that right? I thought you might be a bit older…just joking.
(开玩笑地说)是真的吗？我觉得你可能更老一点……开开玩笑而已。
A：I guess I deserved that. (changing the subject) So, what about….
我想你说得对。(换了一个话题)那么……
1. (哑)：有些歌曲,像<<强暴我>>、<<装聋作哑>>(Dumb)、<<薄荷茶>>(PennyroyalTea)因为小样曝光,早已被做成盗版四处流传. 因此,柯特92年时就想制作新专辑,只是由于当时乐队三个人正好天各一方又心存别扭,而且柯妮还有孕在身,所以才拖到了现在.
2. 笨的：他们可能是聪明的(Smart),也可能是鲁笨的(Dumb). 聪明的决策者接受到关于资产价格的信息,而鲁笨的决策者只能接受到噪音. 委托人,包括决策者本身并不知道A,B的类型,但在A,B做出决策后,委托人可以根据结果和决策修改.
1. 哑的;不能说话的
Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.
e.g. ...a young deaf and dumb man.
年轻的聋哑男子
2. (在某种场合下因愤怒或惊讶而)说不出话的,哑口无言的
If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised.
e.g. We were all struck dumb for a minute.
一时间我们惊讶得哑口无言。
3. (人)愚蠢的,傻的,笨的
If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.
e.g. I've met a lot of dumb people...
我遇到过很多笨蛋。
e.g. The questions were set up to make her look dumb.
问题这么设计，就是为了让她出丑。
4. 愚蠢的;令人心烦的;令人恼火的
If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying.
e.g. I came up with this dumb idea...
我想出了这个馊主意。
e.g. It's the media that's dumb.
让人恼火的是媒体。
5. 无声的;无言的;不用言语表达的
Something that is dumb is done or expressed without words.
e.g. An expression of dumb recognition wiggled across her features.
她不语，从她脸上掠过的一丝表情可知她是认得的。
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