形容詞啞的，無說話能力的; 不說話的，無聲的; 沉默的，無言的; 口齒不清的，（在政府中）無代言人的，政治上無發(fā)言權(quán)的
形容詞
1. He did a dumb thing.
他做了一件蠢事。
2. She was struck dumb with fear.
她害怕得說不出話。
3. They remained dumb at the meeting.
他們?cè)跁?huì)上保持沉默。
詢問對(duì)方年齡
A：You really do look great tonight, Amber.
你今天晚上看起來很美，Amber。
B：Why, thank you. You don't look so bad yourself (laughs)
謝謝。你看起來也不錯(cuò)??！(笑起來)
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?
(也笑起來)非常感謝，說起這個(gè)，我在想我一定比你大因?yàn)槟憧雌饋砗苣贻p。你多大了？
B：(hesitatingly) Oh, I'm not too old, but I'm over eighteen.
(猶豫了一下)哦，我還不算太老，但是也過了18歲了。
A：I'm sorry, maybe that was a dumb question.
對(duì)不起，可能這是個(gè)很愚蠢的問題。
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……我真是被你的問題弄得很吃驚。在這里，這么快地問別人有多大不太常見。
A：Forgive me. I didn't mean to be impolite or rude.
請(qǐng)?jiān)徫遥也皇枪室膺@么粗魯無理的。
B：I know. Anyway, I'm 27.
我知道，不管它了，我27歲了。
A：Really. You don't look a day over 23. How do you stay so young-looking?
真的嗎？你看起來還不到23歲。你是怎么保持年輕的？
B：(flattered) No special way. Just a happy-go-lucky type of person, I guess.
Amber :(高興狀)沒什么特殊的方法。只是生性快樂罷了。
A：Well, it works. You really don't look your age. I'm 28, by the way.
看來行得通。你看上去真的沒那么大。另外我28歲了。
B：(jokingly) Is that right? I thought you might be a bit older…just joking.
(開玩笑地說)是真的嗎？我覺得你可能更老一點(diǎn)……開開玩笑而已。
A：I guess I deserved that. (changing the subject) So, what about….
我想你說得對(duì)。(換了一個(gè)話題)那么……
1. (啞)：有些歌曲,像<<強(qiáng)暴我>>、<<裝聾作啞>>(Dumb)、<<薄荷茶>>(PennyroyalTea)因?yàn)樾悠毓?早已被做成盜版四處流傳. 因此,柯特92年時(shí)就想制作新專輯,只是由于當(dāng)時(shí)樂隊(duì)三個(gè)人正好天各一方又心存別扭,而且柯妮還有孕在身,所以才拖到了現(xiàn)在.
2. 笨的：他們可能是聰明的(Smart),也可能是魯笨的(Dumb). 聰明的決策者接受到關(guān)于資產(chǎn)價(jià)格的信息,而魯笨的決策者只能接受到噪音. 委托人,包括決策者本身并不知道A,B的類型,但在A,B做出決策后,委托人可以根據(jù)結(jié)果和決策修改.
1. 啞的;不能說話的
Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.
e.g. ...a young deaf and dumb man.
年輕的聾啞男子
2. (在某種場合下因憤怒或驚訝而)說不出話的,啞口無言的
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.
一時(shí)間我們驚訝得啞口無言。
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...
我遇到過很多笨蛋。
e.g. The questions were set up to make her look dumb.
問題這么設(shè)計(jì)，就是為了讓她出丑。
4. 愚蠢的;令人心煩的;令人惱火的
If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying.
e.g. I came up with this dumb idea...
我想出了這個(gè)餿主意。
e.g. It's the media that's dumb.
讓人惱火的是媒體。
5. 無聲的;無言的;不用言語表達(dá)的
Something that is dumb is done or expressed without words.
e.g. An expression of dumb recognition wiggled across her features.
她不語，從她臉上掠過的一絲表情可知她是認(rèn)得的。
相關(guān)詞組：dumb down