Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6703
dumb
愚蠢的；笨的；迟钝的
核心释义
stupid; foolish; showing or having little intelligence
- 1.
无意义的,愚蠢的,缺乏智力内容或价值的。
Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.
- 2.
迟钝的,理解力弱的
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray
- 3.
缺少同类通常具有的某些功能或特性的。
Lacking some functionality or property ordinarily characteristic of its kind.
- 4.
暂时无法说话的
temporarily incapable of speaking
- 5.
不具备自身智能行为或处理能力的。
Not equipped with intelligent behavior or processing capabilities of its own.
- 6.
不能说话的
lacking the power of human speech
非智能的；无自主处理能力的；暂时说不出话的；哑口无言的；不能说话的；哑的；无意义的,愚蠢的,缺乏智力内容或价值的。；迟钝的,理解力弱的
用法In use
He is so dumb that he keeps asking the same questions.
用法提示：形容词dumb作表语，表示主语智力低下。
This decision is really dumb.
用法提示：形容词dumb作表语，表示某物缺乏智慧。
Don't act dumb; you know what I mean.
用法提示：形容词dumb作表语，与act连用表示假装愚笨。
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
struck dumb
dumb animals
be dumb as something
常用于比喻，表示非常愚蠢。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dumb question
- 愚蠢的问题
- That was a dumb question.那是一个愚蠢的问题。
- dumb luck
- 纯属运气
- It was just dumb luck that I found it.我找到它纯属运气。
- dumb animal
- 不会说话的动物
- He treats his dog like a dumb animal.他把他的狗当作不会说话的动物对待。
- dumb blonde
- 傻金发女郎
- She's tired of the dumb blonde stereotype.她厌倦了傻金发女郎的刻板印象。
- deaf and dumb
- 聋哑的
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象字母m像闭嘴的嘴，dumb表示说不出话或迟钝。
语境与语域Context & Register
该词作形容词使用时，不同义项语体色彩不同：表示‘迟钝的’通常含贬义，多见于非正式口语；表示‘一时说不出话的’和‘不能说话的’则较为中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same stressed vowel sound /ʌm/ with 'dumb'. Words like 'thumb', 'crumb', 'numb', 'plumb' also share the '-umb' spelling pattern. However, 'hum' and 'sum' have identical pronunciation but different spellings.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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